If your bathroom has an exhaust fan, you should be using it, not staring at it—especially during and after those steamy, winter showers. Which when you’re living in a cozy apartment, tend to fog up more than the bathroom.

Of course, you may think we are highlighting the obvious, but when talking to our network of New Jersey apartment rental specialists, we hear a lot of commentary about mold and mildew damage causing headaches for both tenants and property managers.

Which is why, you have to embrace that supersonic exhaust fan.

Really. Whether or not you have a bathroom window, an exhaust fan is your best defense against mold and mildew growth. Mold and mildew don’t just make you sick, of course—they spread through apartment ductwork, injuring others, and degrade the fabric of your apartment.

Mold cleanup is slow, costly, and will be deducted from your security deposit. So even though it’s loud and might distract from the tunes you play in the shower, use that fan. You’ll be glad you did.

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