According to an eviction notice, the amount my landlord's attorney said I owed was $1895.00. That included the back rent, attorney's fees and court costs.
While at court their attorney wrote up an agreement in front of me that we both agreed to and signed. According to that agreement the total owed to the landlord was $1662.00 not $1895.00. A difference of $233.00.
Today I look again at that agreement. I was to make $200 weekly payments towards the judgment for seven weeks straight. But here's the problem, 7 x 200 is $1400, not $1662. Okay so it appears the attorney made a mistake with his math. There should have been one final payment of $262.I honestly didn't notice the error till today.
According to the state of PA "Judgments by Agreement" are binding and cannot be appealed. My question is can the attorney come after me for a mathematical error he made? Would I still be responsible for that final payment of $262?
2007-02-23 05:52:58 · 2 answers · asked by strawberriesilove 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A judgment is a judgment. Once the time period for correcting or appealing it has run all the errors & amendments that may have gone into it are "merged" into it and are beyond correction. You cannot get it satisfied unless you pay all of it (plus any accrued interest) or the other party agrees to settle for a lesser amount.
2007-02-23 06:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All civil judgments accrue interest, and the rate averages about 10% - 18%. There is no mistake in math. Because you are not paying out your judgment in full, the opposing attorney is including interest accrued in your payments, at the rate of about 14%. Sounds about right.
2007-02-26 00:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by DMEdwards 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋