Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Missouri

Re: Remaining relocation fees

They can demand it, and you can certainly oppose it. If they failed to deduct the amount, you could certainly argue that you changed position in reliance on their not having deducted the money. It's difficult to say which way a court would go on it. If the amount of money is not above $3,000, they could sue you in small claims court and potentially recover. On the other hand, if it's more than that, they may not want to pay an attorney to try to recover it.

You might suggest offering them half the money and see if they would settle with you. Of course, you're always entitled to make them sue you to collect it and assert your defenses under the agreement. Settling would have less an impact on your credit rating, but if there is an issue of principle here, you may not want to do that.

It might be advisable to have an attorney look over the agreement and offer you some advice about what to do.

Good luck