12/03/2025
11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
*approximate length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Presenter: Eileen Wirth, CPM®
Misconceptions and misunderstandings of the Fair Housing Act can lead to serious consequences. This session will provide insight into current Fair Housing hot topics as well as some common pitfalls that can result in violations and the impact these violations can have.
Learning objectives
- Gain an understanding of the assistance animals and how housing requirements differ from public areas
- Review Housing Choice Vouchers and how they can relate to Fair Housing
- Delve into pitfalls that often go unnoticed and unchecked, and the serious impact they can have
Eileen Wirth, President & CEO of MEND Inc., has focused her career on affordable and subsidized housing. Her employment started at the NJ State Housing Finance Agency, and in the ensuing 30 years advanced her career through positions at both for profit and non-profit housing developers and managers both in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Ms. Wirth earned her BCS with a concentration in Finance, from what was then Rider College, in 1988, and obtained her MBA from Rider University in 1995. In addition to her MBA Ms. Wirth holds the Certified Property Manager (CPM)® designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the Housing Credit Compliance Professional designation from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Specialist in Housing Credit Management, and National Affordable Housing Professional Executive designations from the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA).
Ms. Wirth has served as a member of the IREM Federal Housing Advisory Board since 2014, is currently an IREM Governing Councilor and member of the IREM Foundation Board of Directors.