(k)
Finding of probable cause and conciliation. If the director or a review committee, following an appeal, makes a determination
of probable cause, the director shall immediately endeavor to eliminate the acts or
practices complained of by conciliation and persuasion. If the director cannot do
so, then the director shall refer the complaint to the commission. A conciliation
agreement arising out of such conciliation shall be an agreement between the complainant,
respondent and the department and shall be subject to approval by the director. Each
such conciliation agreement shall be made public to the extent permitted by Minn.
Statue Chapter 13, unless the complainant and respondent otherwise agree and the director determines
that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this title. The department
may monitor all conciliation agreements which require specific performance.
At the time the director refers a case to the commission involving a violation of
sections 139.40(e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) and where such case has been dual-filed with the department
of housing and urban development as a violation of Title VIII of the National Fair
Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing pursuant to the contractual agreement
existing between the director and the department of housing and urban development,
the director shall notify the complainant of the referral and of the complainant's
option to proceed with the charge before the commission on civil rights or in Minnesota
district court. This notice shall provide that an attorney will be furnished by the
city should the complainant decide to proceed before the commission or the district
court.
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