Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) 8-K Els Announces an Agreement to Acquire 76 Manufactured Home Communities for $1.43 Billion

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-159014) of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. and in the related Prospectus Supplement of our report dated May 31, 2011, with respect to the combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of the Hometown 3-14 Properties for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in this Current Report (Form 8-K) of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP          
ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
May 31, 2011