FREEHOLD, New Jersey and TAMPA, Fla. — Distinctive Living, a New Jersey-based seniors housing operator and developer that is expanding nationally, has acquired Validus Senior Living Management, a Tampa, Florida-based operator. Headquartered in Freehold, N.J., Distinctive Living currently operates 46 communities and has 14 under development via its development services platform, Distinctive Living Development LLC. More specifically, the company operates and is developing active adult, assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities throughout the country. Validus is an owner, operator and third-party manager of senior living communities throughout the Southeast. …