I put in a clause in the lease that they couldn't use Covid as an excuse not to pay their rents, since Covid was already happening and they were aware of this.

-Please excuse any typos, I fired this reply off and did not go back to proof read

We've all seen the movies - "Ignorance of the law is no excuse", but the 'bad guy' here is clearly this squatter IMHO..... 

They tried to use the excuse of children and schools too many times.Terry

All other tenants have paid and haven't made any excuses what so ever.

She was the first person I was expecting to use COVID-19 as an excuse, so I'm glad it's just the 50 bucks.Felt good going into May and then ((screeching brakes)). 

This shows total lack of budgeting and is a sign they will only fall further behind with more excuses.5) Have a defined eviction process, but allow 3-5 days of flexibility for inevitable slow-pays.6) Find handymen that live in an area only 1 Class higher than your property.

Since taking a picture costs nothing, there's no excuse for not taking 1000 pictures (with date) before a tenant moves in.

And he keeps making excuses as to why he hasn’t done so.

The state used whatever excuse to avoid paying market rate.