Tenant not paying, next step?

[Vincent Plant]

I have had a tenant in for close to a year. Everything started okay but the last few months have been rocky.

All of a sudden he’s late every month and keeps lying to me. “I’ll have it tonight, oh I’ll have it tomorrow, my bank account has an issue, etc..” All BS of course.

Now it’s, “I was laid off, but I have a new job so I’ll be good from now on.”

Today is the 11th and I haven’t gotten a dime. I always send a late notice email on the 6th, that usually does the trick.

What is the actual next step? I have a few properties but have been fortunate enough to to not have to get this far.

I’m in PA.