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American Homes 4 Rent, et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Friday, 2/26/21, at 1:20pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1562401-21-41 · File #s: 1-36013, 333-221878-02

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/26/21  American Homes 4 Rent             10-K       12/31/20  102:16M
          American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.22M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     71K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 6: EX-31.3     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 7: EX-31.4     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
16: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    120K 
17: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    161K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    133K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     65K 
                (Loss)                                                           
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    154K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical)    HTML     35K 
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Capital                  HTML    143K 
24: R9          Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parenthetical)  HTML     30K 
25: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    215K 
26: R11         Organization and Operations                         HTML     33K 
27: R12         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    101K 
28: R13         Real Estate Assets, Net                             HTML     55K 
29: R14         Rent and Other Receivables                          HTML     43K 
30: R15         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     57K 
31: R16         Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures        HTML     49K 
32: R17         Debt                                                HTML    102K 
33: R18         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses               HTML     42K 
34: R19         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital            HTML     90K 
35: R20         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     98K 
36: R21         Earnings per Share / Unit                           HTML     86K 
37: R22         Fair Value                                          HTML     66K 
38: R23         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     33K 
39: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     53K 
40: R25         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     31K 
41: R26         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML    257K 
                Depreciation                                                     
42: R27         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    148K 
43: R28         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     38K 
44: R29         Real Estate Assets, Net (Tables)                    HTML     53K 
45: R30         Rent and Other Receivables (Tables)                 HTML     45K 
46: R31         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     59K 
                (Tables)                                                         
47: R32         Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures        HTML     44K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R33         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     88K 
49: R34         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)      HTML     42K 
50: R35         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital (Tables)   HTML     76K 
51: R36         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    101K 
52: R37         Earnings per Share / Unit (Tables)                  HTML     85K 
53: R38         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML     62K 
54: R39         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     49K 
55: R40         Organization and Operations (Details)               HTML     45K 
56: R41         Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative         HTML    115K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R42         Significant Accounting Policies - Cash, Cash        HTML     37K 
                Equivalent, and Restricted Cash (Details)                        
58: R43         Real Estate Assets, Net - Schedule of Real Estate   HTML     49K 
                Properties (Details)                                             
59: R44         Real Estate Assets, Net - Single-Family Properties  HTML     45K 
                and Land (Details)                                               
60: R45         Real Estate Assets, Net - Narrative (Details)       HTML     31K 
61: R46         Rent and Other Receivables - Narrative (Details)    HTML     41K 
62: R47         Rent and Other Receivables - Summary of             HTML     44K 
                Single-Family Properties (Details)                               
63: R48         Rent and Other Receivables - Rent (Details)         HTML     35K 
64: R49         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     39K 
                - Schedule of Expenses and Joint Ventures                        
                (Details)                                                        
65: R50         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     42K 
                - Components (Details)                                           
66: R51         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     35K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
67: R52         Escrow Deposits, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets  HTML     53K 
                - Amortization Expense (Details)                                 
68: R53         Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures -      HTML     62K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
69: R54         Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - JV   HTML     45K 
                Investments (Details)                                            
70: R55         Debt - Long-term Debt (Details)                     HTML     84K 
71: R56         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    171K 
72: R57         Debt Debt - Maturities (Details)                    HTML     46K 
73: R58         Debt Debt - Encumbered Properties (Details)         HTML     44K 
74: R59         Debt - Interest Expense (Details)                   HTML     34K 
75: R60         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Summary     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R61         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - Class A  HTML     57K 
                Common Shares (Details)                                          
77: R62         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - At the   HTML     44K 
                Market Common Share Offering Program (Details)                   
78: R63         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - Share    HTML     46K 
                Repurchase Program (Details)                                     
79: R64         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - Class B  HTML     39K 
                Common Shares (Details)                                          
80: R65         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital -          HTML     91K 
                Participating Preferred Shares (Details)                         
81: R66         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital -          HTML     65K 
                Exchangeable Senior Notes and Distributions                      
                (Details)                                                        
82: R67         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital -          HTML     40K 
                Noncontrolling Interest Narrative (Details)                      
83: R68         Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital -          HTML     35K 
                Noncontrolling Interest Reflected in Consolidated                
                Statement of Operations (Details)                                
84: R69         Share-Based Compensation - 2012 Equity Incentive    HTML     51K 
                Plan (Details)                                                   
85: R70         Share-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity    HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R71         Share-Based Compensation - Valuation Inputs         HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R72         Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units   HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R73         Share-Based Compensation - Noncash Share-Based      HTML     37K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
89: R74         Earnings per Share / Unit (Details)                 HTML     91K 
90: R75         Fair Value - Carrying Value and Fair Value          HTML     84K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R76         Fair Value - Level 3 Liabilities (Details)          HTML     34K 
92: R77         Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)    HTML     54K 
93: R78         Commitments and Contingencies - Leases (Details)    HTML     62K 
94: R79         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R80         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     49K 
96: R81         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML    319K 
                Depreciation - Schedule of Properties (Details)                  
97: R82         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     43K 
                Depreciation - Change in Total Real Estate Assets                
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     50K 
                Depreciation - Change in Accumulated Depreciation                
                (Details)                                                        
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American Homes 4 Rent, et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Friday, 2/26/21, at 1:20pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1562401-21-41 · File #s: 1-36013, 333-221878-02

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