 But I think it's important to note that unless the parties agree that the deposit may be utilized during the subsistence of the lease term, the landlord is not allowed to touch that deposit. The deposit is invested specifically for the tenant's benefit. So the landlord may not touch the deposit during the subsistence of the lease term unless there is an agreement between himself and the tenant. Then with regards to, at the end of the lease, what may or may not happen with the deposit depends on what the parties have done.