Is strata committee financial support for âfighting fundsâ illegal? How strata committees may be breaking the law by supporting legal and political campaigns with ownersâ money. Save Share Strata owners across Australia have been getting a lot more political over the past few years as owners corporations and bodies corporate attempt to influence political decisions that affect them. The more obvious areas in recent years include efforts to control short-term letting and remove some of the restraints on pet ownership. Strata owners across Australia have been getting a lot more political over issues such as short-term letting and pet ownership.Â