David Cassidy’s Florida mansion to be auctioned off as part of bankruptcy …

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22:09 GMT, 18 July 2015

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David Cassidy’s Florida mansion will go up for auction in September as the former teen heartthrob seeks to put his financial affairs in order.

The auction on September 9 has been court-ordered as part of bankruptcy proceedings initiated by the singer earlier this year.

Cassidy, 65, who’s been plagued with alcohol issues and is in the middle of a divorce from wife Sue Shifrin, has been trying to sell the 7,000-square-foot waterfront property in Fort Lauderdale since 2013.

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On the market: David Cassidy has been trying to sell his Florida mansion for two years but without success

Bankruptcy: The former 1970s teen heartthrob filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year

The home has five bedrooms and five baths and sits on just under half an acre.

It sits on a canal with access to the ocean and has a dock and boatlift as well as a swimming pool.

The interior features marble and wood floors, an expansive master suite and a family room and library/office.

Luxurious: The waterfront property with a pool was listed for sale at $2.95 million but is now scheduled to be auctioned off in September

Fit for a star: The expansive master suite features lush furnishings and deep pile carpet

Ornate: The master bathroom has plenty of vanity space and features marble and stone custom showers and bath tub

Room to roam: The 7,000-square-foot property has five bedrooms and five bathrooms

Stylish: The home has a gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar and granite countertops

Customized: Cassidy and third wife Sue Shifrin bought the property in 2001 and have since added to it and upgraded it

According to Yahoo!, Cassidy and his wife purchased the home in 2001 for $1.1 million. They added to it substantially in 2006.

The couple listed the property two years ago with an asking price of $4.5 million but it failed to find a buyer.

It was most recently listed for sale at $2,950,000.

Shifrin filed for divorce in February 2014 after 28 years of marriage and one son together, Beau, also a musician.

Lifestyle: The waterfront home is situated on a canal with a dock and access to the ocean

Divorcing: Shifrin, seen here with cassidy in 2002, filed for divorce in February 2014, one moth after the former Partridge Family star was arrested for his third DUI since 2010. She’s listed as one of his creditors

Her divorce filing came on month after the former Partridge Family star was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles, the third such arrest since November 2010.

After publicly announcing he’s an alcoholic i 2008, the I Think I Love You singer has struggled with his sobriety.

According to the National Enquirer in June, Cassidy checked himself in to rehab again after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

He reportedly has monthly expenses of $27,000 and an income of $12,500 a month and, RadarOnline has said, owes about $2 million to creditors.

Idol: Cassidy became a huge star after he was cast in TV’s The Partridge Family and went on to have a phenomenally successful pop career in the 1970s. He’s seen here preforming on stage in May 1974

Heartthrob: Cassidy enjoyed a worldwide following, mostly of young girls, who mobbed him wherever he went and succumbed to mass hysteria at his concerts