Switching Apartments in the same building?

Question

OK I live in a small unit. Right now its far to small for me and my boyfriend who moved in with me. (His name isn't on the lease, and I know this is problematic, wrong etc...). Recently the unity behind us the guy broke lease and moved out (he had been living there a month). Its a larger apartment, with more closet space, and a balcony. It's with in our price, and last year time right before this guy moved in I was shown the apartment, and then someone this guy got it. Now he moved out so I called asking if I could just move into that one, signing a new lease for the larger unit (I called LAST MONTH, so this apartment has been empty for a month). They told me yes and no, I got a final answer that I can't move in b/c "We don't want to have an empty unit" (meaning mine which costs less then the one I'd be moving into).

Do I have action I can take? Is this a valid reason I've rented for 4 years there

I want to break lease and leave them with not one but now two empty units

Answer 1

Call the mayor's office and ask for the phone number of the department that handles landlord/tenant issues.  They'll be able to tell you if there's any law covering this issue.  I doubt this would be a valid reason to break a lease.

Answer 2

I dont see how that can be a Valid reason. Try an speak to them again , that just dont make any sense ..

Answer 3

You have a lease for the apartment your in now.  The management is not obligated to allow you to break that lease to move into a different unit.  The time to request the larger unit is when your current lease expires.

If you want to teach them a lesson and break your current lease, then your free to do so.  Just be prepared to pay the termination fee or pay rent until your lease expires.