My mom's cat had this problem, even when provided with multiple clean litter boxes. She tried putting a giant tarp over the floor and putting the litter boxes on top of the tarp, and this somehow convinced the cat to behave better... and even if she didn't, she would only get the tarp instead of the floor.
I read somewhere recently, that you should have 2 litter boxes per cat. And for picky cats, a litter box on each floor of your house. Keep them very clean.
And try different litters to find one he likes.
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