'This is an awful situation': Ena Hadziselimovic said the elevator had not been serviced in years and was possibly dangerous

A fashion label and a media company are at war over whether a disabled employee should be able to use the lift in their shared office block.

Misfits Media, a company on the second floor of the building in Surry Hills, in Sydney's east, recently hired a wheelchair-bound employee.

But the ground floor entrance to the lift is inside Hello Molly's fashion warehouse.

A Misfits director alleged in a recent Facebook post that the clothing company won't let them use the lift 'twice a week for five minutes'.

Nancy Hromin said the disabled woman couldn't climb the stairs and has to be picked up in order to reach their second floor office.

'She doesn't want blokes to carry her up the stairs... It's the dignity thing,' she told Daily Mail Australia.

She said she tried to negotiate with the fashion start-up's founder, Ena Hadziselimovic, but claimed she rejected her because it was 'too hard' and there were boxes in the way.

But Ms Hadziselimovic told Daily Mail Australia the lift - which has been decommissioned - was possibly dangerous.

'This is an awful situation,' she said in a statement, adding 'we do not want to put people in harm's way'.

Not going anywhere: This elevator is the subject of a contentious dispute between Misfits Media and their downstairs neighbours Hello Molly fashion

Hello Molly (a picture from their Instagram above) is a Sydney fashion label 'designed for trendy young women', its Facebook page says

A Misfits Media worker climbs the stairs that company director Nancy Hromin alleges their employee would have to climb

'This amazing woman who now can't join us': The Facebook post that sparked the feud

'The lift in question is in our warehouse space and it is unfortunate it is not in a common area. It has been decommissioned and hasn’t been serviced in years. It would be unsafe to use.'

'When we signed the lease with our managing agent it was agreed the lift would not be used. The operation of the lift is therefore not covered under our lease or our insurance.'

She said they would have no issue with them using it if the lift was recommissioned, but that was an issue for the landlord, who they have tried to contact.

Ms Hromin said she had offered sponsorships, compensation and gifts to Hello Molly in order to use the elevator.

'It's just a warehouse full of cheap clothing, we're not talking Bulgari or a Hermes warehouse,' she said.

The property on Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, where the debate is raging

The elevator has been decommissioned

'It's not even an interruption to them, we won't disturb them, it's right next door. Literally, nothing. She just said no, sorry.

'(I said) "Can you give me a reason?"... "It's just too hard, I've got stuff against the lift blah, blah, blah.'

A spokeswoman for the fashion label added a 'hate campaign' was underway against the brand online and many members of staff were distressed.

'I don't know if you've seen what's on Facebook, it's really quite horrible,' she said. Ms Hromin said: 'I have no idea what they are talking about'.

Misfits Media may complain to the Human Rights Commission and lodged a complaint with the City of Sydney on Tuesday morning.