Can I be held liable if a judgment entered against me was for the wrong amount?

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?

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