My 5 year old Dalmatian no longer likes sleeping in his crate

I would greatly like some insight.

My 5 year old Dalmatian was crate trained from the moment I got him as a puppy. Every night I would put him to sleep in there. Over the years there were moments where he could cry and hit the door of his crate asking to be let out. If it was a peepee cry he would be let out, if not he would stay there. Now he kind of refuses to sleep in there. He will whine, cry, bark, and hit the door to be let out. He’s potty trained of course and doesn’t cause damage in the house, so leaving him to sleep out isn’t a problem. I just don’t like that this has suddenly changed.

His routine did change though, which is an important note. We moved houses this past month and has since been actually screaming to be let out of his cage. Since we live in an apartment, I can’t have him scream and bark all night as the neighbours will get upset.

Knowing that he was starting to show signs of not wanting to be in the cage, and now that he truly is refusing, do I give up? Do I just leave the door open as an option for a sleeping location?

My boyfriend says that since he’s known me, my dal has never “liked” his cage. Bf believes I should just let it be.

Please help. Thanks.