Current Events > Teen accidentally moved into a senior living community

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Madison Kohout, 19, relocated from Oklahoma to Arkansas to start a new life, and she accidentally moved into an apartment complex for senior citizens in the process.
Kohout retold the story on TikTok in a video that had more than 3 million views and 600,000 likes at the time of writing.
TikTokers are sharing their amusement and admiration for the unique living situation in the comments.
"This could be a sitcom," one wrote.
"I had a friend who lived in one of these," wrote another. "Only a certain percentage had to be seniors, and it was such a nice place!"
Kohout shared with Insider what it's like to be a teen living in a retirement home.
Kohout's first impressions of her new place were positive.
"The rent was significantly cheaper compared to where I had moved from," Kohout told Insider. "I was able to lease a two-bedroom for only $350 a month. It was super spacious and felt like home."
Kohout found the apartment online and moved into it days later before she saw it in person.
"When I went out to my car, I started meeting some of my neighbors. To my surprise, they were all over the age of 65," she said.
After setting up her new home, Kohout realized what she had done.
"A week later, I saw the sign reading 'Senior Citizen Apartments.' I realized I accidentally moved into a retirement village," Kohout said.
Kohout told Newsweek that she had moved into equal-opportunity housing that didn't discriminate based on age but was designed for senior citizens. Within the community's 10 apartments, Kohout is "the only teenager in sight," she told Newsweek.
Since the original post, Kohout has made even more videos describing her life among seniors in Arkansas.
Kohout said she enjoyed hanging out with her new neighbors, listening to their stories, and eating delicious food.
"I've never had so many home-cooked meals in my life," she said.
She also said in the video that the community is quiet, but her neighbors often ask her how she's doing when she gets home.
Kohout poses for a selfie with her new neighbors. Courtesy of Madison Kohout
Although it's not what she expected, Kohout said she has no regrets about the move.
"I am taking each and every moment as an opportunity to learn," she said.
"Remember, if you're struggling with rent, start your early retirement," she said in the video.



https://www.yahoo.com/news/teenager-accidentally-moved-senior-living-215901255.html

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Tiktok, no thanks.

I would watch this sitcom.

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Ludwig_Rinehart posted...

I was able to lease a two-bedroom for only $350 a month.

What the fuck
What the fuck.

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Infinite grandparents. At least she'll never go hungry, from the sound of it.

Thats p funny and it could be a sitcom

ApherosyLove posted...

What the fuck
What the fuck.

Arkansas
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This sitcom idea is good so no one will ever make a tv show about it.


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This seems wholesome as hell, and a safe place to comfortably live. Good on her for finding that place.

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who cares
tik tok sucks

have one of these near my house called Angels Landing. thought that was a bit on the nose...

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the flyover states are super cheap to live in

lol, they're all going to be trying to set her up with their grandsons.

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I dont believe it the office staff would have told her she isnt elegible

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skermac posted...

I dont believe it the office staff would have told her she isnt elegible

Ludwig_Rinehart posted...

Kohout told Newsweek that she had moved into equal-opportunity housing that didn't discriminate based on age but was designed for senior citizens.

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I live in an apartment building that's designed for seniors, but is open to people with disabilities.

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voldothegr8 posted...

Arkansas

Dude rent in a halfway decent place in Mississippi is at least $600 or more these days. Let alone a two bedroom holy fuck.

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pogo_rabid posted...

This seems wholesome as hell, and a safe place to comfortably live. Good on her for finding that place.

Meanwhile I'm visibly lesbian. I'd be shunned without hesitation. :/

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CADE FOSTER posted...

the flyover states are super cheap to live in

$350 a month is not an ordinary rate for a two bedroom.

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They dont have age requirements?

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voldothegr8 posted...

Arkansas

Also senior living communities have MUCH lower rent than normal because its expected people there are living on social security. They still turn a huge profit.

Proving that exorbitant rent prices for everyday US citizens is entirely because the landlord can do it and nothing else. It costs a shockingly nil amount of money to run a living facility

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Ludwig_Rinehart posted...

This could be a sitcom

My first thought.

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This sounds fake af.

Sorry were full from all the teens moving in once that tiktok girls story went viral.

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You always hear about senior communities being sex crazed swinger fests.... yeah... real "accident" there, Madison!
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gunplagirl posted...

Meanwhile I'm visibly lesbian. I'd be shunned without hesitation. :/

What does visibly lesbian mean?

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TheVipaGTS posted...

They dont have age requirements?

Some places do, but it's the same rules here where only a certain percentage has to be retirees or over 65. Having one or two kids just trying to scrape by is totally understandable.

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All the cookies!!!!

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Hello I live alone in a 2 bedroom apt with my cat and pay 1750 per month

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Dude those 55+ living communities are cheap as fuck and nice as fuck. I for one would love to live there because they'd be fuckin quiet too, unlike most young people these days who can't have a conversation without blaring excessive bass music at all hours

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She wants that Grandpa D

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Ideal area honestly.

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A Disney sitcom.

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