Problem tenant who’s behind rent for 3 months now.

[Cecilia Cave]

Hi there, newbie investor here based in Louisiana. We have a tenant who’s behind rent for three months now. She said she applied for Rental assistance program last October but until now they are still reviewing her application. She said her employer cut some of her working hours that’s why she doesn’t have funds to pay for rent of $1,300 a month. I told her we will start legal process by first week of January next year if we don’t received the rent payment this month . What should we do? Thank you in advance!