Tenant fighting Covid documentation request

[Nancy Stein]

I have a tenant who has not paid April rent. He is citing Covid as the reason. I have not made an issue of it, but I have informed him I need documentation validating his claims. He told me to look at the lines at McDonalds for validation. I explained it’s currently industry standard to request documentation. I also explained I’m holding all my tenants to this standard. What else can I do if he fails to provide documents? He has a history of late payments so I’m not sure if his claims are legit or not. Thanks for the advice.