Are HOA documents really THAT expensive?

Going through buying, selling, refinancing, there's always a step where HOA documents have to be obtained, and they are always very expensive.

Recently asked for a HOA Questionnaire, and costs were over $300. Similar when buying/selling.

From what I can see, this was an electronically generated document that was already good to go and automatically sent in less than 15 minutes. It was 7 pages long.

Seems like a profit center.

What's the real story?

Yes, it's a profit center.  Court ruling made it so.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/...ompanies-ask-800-for-documents-during-a-sale/

Thanks, that article is helpful:

However, under the 2007 appellate case of Berryman v. Merit Property Management, ?actual? cost is whatever the management charges. As to reasonableness, most HOA boards do not scrutinize or question the management?s document fees, and there is no established definition of ?reasonable?.

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Over $300 for a questionnaire?  Try $500 to $600 for HOA docs, talk about highway robbery.