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# How to pay rent with a security deposit?

### Steps to follow

1. Go to the “Accounting” tab and the “Collections” sub-tab.

![menu de gauche collecte](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/menu-de-gauche-collecte.png)

2. In the top-left selector, click on the unit, then click on the desired lease.

![selection de bail](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/selection-de-bail.png)

3. Click on the lease invoice to which you wish to apply the refund. (Please ensure that the invoice has not been paid).

![Collecte](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Collecte.png)

4. Click on the “Edit” button.

![Modifier collecte](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Modifier-collecte.png)

5. Click on the “Add an item” button.

![Ajout item](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ajout-item.png)

6. Type “2115 – Deposit collected” in the “Account” section, enter a description, then enter the negative amount.

![Depot pour payer loyer 1](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Depot-pour-payer-loyer-1.png)

7. Click on “Finish”.

![annuler suivant terminer](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/annuler-suivant-terminer.png)

8. Check that, in the “Collections” sub-tab, the invoice balance is $0.00.

![Solde a zero](https://proprioexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Solde-a-zero.png)

You have now paid rent with a security deposit.

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