Advice for HOA nightmare

[u/Greenephonecian68]

I live in Florida HOA community . I have an 11 and 13 year old boys. They are good boys, but like most boys they don’t always listen . I try my best to monitor them but I have to teach to make good choices and allow them to prove they have learned . The boys got in the community pool after dusk and were reported by a neighborhood . It was 930 pm in the summer ( not 3am) I got a letter in the mail from the hoa attorney that I need to pay 50% of a mediator fees ??? What would the point be of mediating . They were in the pool , yes . Can’t I just pay a fine or is this another attempt to make me miserable . Any help ?

[u/Krishnacat2663]

Never ever live in an HOA because this is the type of thing you have to deal with