The landlord should be careful here. Frequently lift repairs are carried out because they are essential repairs. Owner's Corporations have a statutory obligation to undertake these repairs. Old lifts may not comply with safety codes etc. It is not a good idea to encourage (implictly or explicitly) a tenant to break a lease as the landlord may find themselves liable for doing that. All the owners will benefit from a new lift and this is an important consideration – you can't claim the benefit without the cost. This would be taken into account as well as the owner's own actions: Did the landlord say anything at the general meeting that approved the works? They will have been on notice. Did they landlord then give notice of the lift repairs to the tenant or did they decide to say nothing? Did they offer a rent reduction (which can be offset by a rent increase once the new and better lift is installed)? Be cautious before opening up this matter when you stand to benefit from the property improvement.