File for Eviction? Expensive to file, if tenant ends up paying

[Allan Smith]

This is an inherited tenant. Their rent is under market by $125 or so. They had trouble at the beginning paying on time, but slowly improved and always ended up paying the late fee.

This month they sent a check that bounced, but the bank took forever to let me know. I sent a notice to vacate right away and they signed for it, so I can now file to evict. They said they sent payment in the mail but it should have gotten here by now. They keep saying they want to do Cozy but don't know how.

The question is, do I go ahead and file to evict? It costs $200, and if they do end up paying august rent later, I'm out $200. Or, maybe I only let them back into the lease if they pay the $200 with the unpaid rent?

I'm just unclear on what the process is supposed to be here.