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9 <br />E. Payment for Charged Cases <br />Agencies may receive funds for cases for which they make a <br />charge finding. The charge must be in accordance with the <br />Agency's law or ordinance and must require the Agency's <br />legal staff to prepare for enforcement action. <br />Documentation Required <br />1. The charge must <br />the charge; <br />2. The charge must <br />official; and <br />3. The charge must <br />applicable. <br />III. CONCILIATION <br />be a specific written document issuing <br />be signed by the appropriate Agency <br />offer the election process, if <br />During the period beginning with the filing of a complaint <br />and ending with the Agency's reasonable cause determination <br />or dismissal of the complaint, the Agency, to the extent <br />feasible, will attempt to conciliate the complaint.* In <br />conciliating a complaint, Agencies will attempt to achieve a <br />just resolution of the complaint and obtain assurances that <br />the respondent will satisfactorily remedy any violations of <br />the rights of the aggrieved person and take such action as <br />will assure the elimination of discriminatory housing <br />practices or the prevention of their occurrences in the <br />future. <br />A. Successful Conciliation <br />1. Requirements for Acceptance. The conciliation <br />agreement must: <br />(a) be in writing with clearly defined terms and <br />conditions. It must be signed by the <br />complainant, respondent, and the State or <br />local Agency representative authorized to <br />enter into such agreements. <br />(b) include terms which remedy the unlawful <br />discrimination identified in the complaint <br />and provide relief or compensation for the <br />complainant; <br />* These standards for conciliation remain in effect even if <br />conciliation takes place after the agency's reasonable cause <br />determination. <br />