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.

[Bjorn Ahlblad]

@Nancy Stein you should have evicted him the first time he was late. Do it at the first opportunity now. Those kind of tenants will forever give you grief! All the best!