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25 III. CONCILIATION During the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the agency's reasonable cause determination or dismissal of the complaint, the agency, to the extent feasible,~will attempt to conciliate the complaint.* In conciliating a complaint, agencies will attempt to achieve a just resolution of the complaint and cbtain assurances that the respondent will satisfactorily remedy any violations of the rights of the aggrieved person and take such action as will assure the elimination of discriminatory housing practices or the prevention of their occurrences in the future. A. Successful Conciliation 1. Requirements for Acceptance. The conciliation agreement must: (a) be in writin with clearly defined terms and conditions. It must be signed by the complainant, respondent, and the State or local agency -representative authorized to enter into such agreements. (b) include terms which remedy the unlawful discrimination identified in the .complaint and provide relief or compensation for the complainant; (c) contain provisions to adequately vindicate the public interest, and prohibit recurring future discriminatory housing practices by the respondent; (d) specifically state that the agreement constitutes closure of the complaint filed with RUD and the State or local agency; (e) contain a provision stating that the agreement shall bE made public unless the complainant ~r,d respondent otherwise agree, and the authorized representative of the agency determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of the State or local agency; (1) Examples of circumstances that may result in partial disclosure or nondisclosure of a conciliation agreement: * These standards for conciliatior_ remain in effect even if conciliation takes place after the agency's reasonable cause determination.