Exhibit 4.3

ADMISSION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP

THIS ADMISSION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 7, 2014, is entered into and among the Partnership, the General Partner and the New Limited Partners (as those terms are defined below).

WHEREAS, by Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP dated as of May 7, 2013 (the “Partnership Agreement”) among Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “General Partner”), and IRT Limited Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“IRT”) as a limited partner, a Delaware limited partnership was organized under the name Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the “Partnership”); and

WHEREAS, the General Partner, pursuant to its authority under Section 4.2 of the Partnership Agreement, desires to admit the parties listed on Schedule A attached hereto as limited partners in the Partnership (each a “New Limited Partner” and collectively, the “New Limited Partners”);

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used, but not defined herein have the means assigned to them in the Partnership Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. The Partnership hereby admits each New Limited Partner as a Limited Partner in the Partnership with all of the rights and obligations of a Limited Partner in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, and the Partnership hereby issues to each New Limited Partner the number of Common Units stated opposite such New Limited Partner’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. Each New Limited Partner has made a Capital Contribution of Contributed Property in exchange for such Common Unit(s).

2. The definition of “Advisory Agreement” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “‘Advisory Agreement’ means the Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement among the Partnership and the General Partner, as advisees, and the Advisor, as advisor, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement and as may be further modified, amended or restated from time to time.”

3. Exhibit A to the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth in Schedule B attached hereto.

4. The New Limited Partners have contributed as of the date hereof their respective ownership interests in and to that certain real property and the improvements thereon commonly known as Carrington Park Apartments, 1801 Champlin Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, which shall be deemed Contributed Property, the Gross Asset Value of each New Limited Partner’s Contributed Property is stated opposite such New Limited Partner’s name on Schedule A attached hereto, and each New Limited Partner’s Capital Account shall have a credit of such amount.

5. The New Limited Partners hereby join in and agree to be bound as Limited Partners by the Partnership Agreement, as amended hereby, including without limitation the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 of the Partnership Agreement.

6. The New Limited Partners, the General Partner and the Partnership are executing as of the date hereof that certain Exchange Rights Agreement.

7. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

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SCHEDULE A

NEW LIMITED PARTNERS’ PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

SCHEDULE B

PARTNERS’ PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

[SEE ATTACHED]

Partners’ Partnership Interests

As of May 7, 2014