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Am I legally obligated to pay the $16,321.00 in addition to the original agreement? Can they put a mechanic's lien ?

FloridaConstruction Contract

A truss company sent me an email that stated " attached is your invoice for the balance of the trusses they are in production right now, the balance due as of today is $13,750.00; included in the amount was a charge of $200.00 for Notice of Commencement that was not needed, that was disputed and balance due was adjusted to $13,550.00 balance which was paid by personal check, paid in full written on check in memo area of check and was picked up be their courier at agreed upon location in Miami, Fl. The check was cashed; about eight days later another invoice was received was received stating I owe another balance of $20,764.32 because it took me 3 years for final go and costs of material had gone up; that amount was also disputed and they reduced it to $16,321.00. Free Expert Opinion, please. Original contract was for $27,300.00 with sales taxes. What are the Terms of Service?

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Apr 30, 2020
It would all depend on the terms of the contract. If the contract included a guaranteed maximum price and did not state that the price could change depending on the cost of materials, then it is likely that the contract price governs even if the contractor spent more than it originally anticipated. This also assumes that other contractual terms were not first breached which could potentially void the contract - such as if the contract states that the price is contingent upon certain factors.
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