> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yorlet.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a deposit

> Learn how deposits are created from an application.

Yorlet creates a Deposit record when the security deposit on an [application](/leasing/applications) is paid. Each application can have one deposit. You do not create deposits from the Deposits page — they are created as part of onboarding.

## Collect the deposit on an application

To collect a deposit, follow these steps:

1. Include a **Deposit** step in your [application configuration](/leasing/applications/application-configurations).
2. When you [create the application](/leasing/applications/create-an-application), set the **Deposit** amount. The default is five weeks’ rent, and you can change it.
3. The applicant pays the deposit in the [Application Portal](/leasing/applications/application-portal) when they reach that step.

Once the payment succeeds, Yorlet creates a Deposit in **Pending** status. It is linked to the application, the unit, and the applicants, and appears on the [Deposits page](https://dashboard.yorlet.com/deposits).

If you collected the deposit outside Yorlet, open the application and use **Mark paid** on the applicant while the application is on the **Deposit** step. That also creates the Deposit record.

<Note>
  For UK deposits, the 30-day registration deadline starts when the deposit is paid.
</Note>

## After the deposit is created

A pending deposit still needs to be [registered with a protection scheme](/leasing/deposits/register-a-deposit). Until then it stays in the **Pending** tab on the Deposits page.

If automatic registration is enabled and succeeds as soon as the deposit is created, the record can move straight to **Active**. Otherwise, open the deposit and click **Activate**.

You can assign a team member, [edit](/leasing/deposits/register-a-deposit#editing-a-deposit) the amount or description, or delete a pending deposit from the overflow menu (•••) if it was created in error.

<Warning>
  You can only delete a deposit while it is **Pending**. Once it is active, it must be returned rather than deleted.
</Warning>


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