AV Homes 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-116267) of Avatar Holdings Inc., and

(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-63278) pertaining to the Avatar Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Incentive and Capital Accumulation Plan;

of our report dated March 6, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Avatar Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries, and our report dated March 6, 2006, with respect to Avatar Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Avatar Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Avatar Holdings Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP  

Certified Public Accountants 

Miami, Florida
March 14, 2006