ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn ɹˈɛnt kəntɹˈoʊl ɪn mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts wʌz ɹᵻpˈiːld, ɹˈiːvz wʌz stˈɪl lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə sˈeɪm ɹˈɛnt kəntɹˈoʊld ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt hiː fˈɜːst ɹˈɛntᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z æz ɐ stˈuːdənt æt hˈɑːɹvɚd.
In 1994, when rent control in Massachusetts was repealed, Reeves was still living in the same rent controlled apartment he first rented in the 1970s as a student at Harvard.