CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on February 27, 2012
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated February 27, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011.
| FORM S-3 |
FORM S-8 |
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| No. 333-157627 | No. 333-161258 | |
| No. 333-87063 | No. 333-16837 | |
| No. 333-107413 | No. 333-115290 | |
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
| McLean, Virginia |
| February 27, 2012 |