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Partridge Family vet David Cassidy, 65, gives tour of his Florida mansion as he prepares to auction it off as part of bankruptcy proceedings

Published: 19:20 EST, 30 July 2015 | Updated: 01:42 EST, 31 July 2015

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David Cassidy of the Seventies TV series The Partridge Family has opened the doors to the $3 million Florida home he must auction off in September.

The 65-year-old was ordered by a court to sell the waterfront house in ritzy Fort Lauderdale as part of bankruptcy proceedings he initiated earlier this year.

The former teen heartthrob, 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 property since 2013.

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For sale: David Cassidy, pictured with girlfriend Maura Rossi, has opened the doors to the $3 million Florida home he must auction off September

This week the star gave a tour of the five bedrooms and fix-and-a-half bath home to AP.

'My soon-to-be ex-wife and I need to resolve our financial problems,' he said as he showed reporters all the loving touches he has applied to the property since he moved there 14 years ago.

He paid $1.1 million for in in 2001, and he estimates he spent a further $1 million in renovations that expanded the house to roughly 7,000 square feet.

David Cassidy shows off his Florida mansion set for auction

Almost everything must go: The 65-year-old is auctioning off the home with all its furnishings, but is hanging on to his beloved instruments

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

It sits on a canal with access to the ocean and boasts 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.

While the home is being auctioned with all of its furnishings, Cassidy will take all his music instruments with him when he downsizes.

'It's coming with me until I pass away,' he said of one of his favourite guitars, 'and then it'll go to my son.'

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

In debt: The singer was ordered by a court to sell the waterfront house in ritzy Fort Lauderdale as part of bankruptcy proceedings he initiated earlier this year

Troubles: The former teen heartthrob has been plagued with alcohol issues and is in the middle of a divorce from wife Sue Shifrin

Cassidy and Shifrin 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.

Fisher Auction Company, which also handled the 2013 auction of the Miami Beach mansion where fashion designer Gianni Versace lived and died, is requiring potential bidders to deposit $200,000 into escrow and prove they have at least $3 million available for the auction.

Shifrin filed for divorce in February 2014 after 23 years of marriage and one son together, Beau, also a musician.

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

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

Aside from declaring bankruptcy, Cassidy this spring was sentenced to a $900 fine and community service for a 2013 drunken-driving charge in upstate New York.

Last year he entered alcohol rehabilitation after being charged with driving while intoxicated in Los Angeles in 2014.

Cassidy also had his license suspended for six months after pleading no contest to driving under the influence in Florida in 2011.

After publicly announcing that he is an alcoholic in 2008, the I Think I Love You singer has struggled with his sobriety.

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

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

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

He also told AP he doesn't spend much time online or watching the news.

'It's way too negative for me. I deal with depression, anxiety,' he said. 'It comes from the external problems I've been dealing with. But they all will, as everything does in the end, ... wash away.'

Cassidy once joked that he got a phone call every time his former Partridge Family co-star Danny Bonaduce got into trouble over the years. Now Bonaduce has received a few phone calls about him, Cassidy said.

'He's like my brother,' Cassidy said. 'He has always reached out to me, and I always reached out to him.'

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

While he's looking for a smaller house, Cassidy says he has no plans to retire. He still plays his old hits when he tours, which has become more difficult to do with arthritis.

His plans for now are simple: sell off his assets, pay back his creditors, finalize his divorce and move on with his girlfriend, interior designer Maura Rossi.

'I've already accepted that you have to do what you have to do in life,' he said, adding: 'If you were alone in my situation, I think you'd be very unhappy.'

Former teen idol David Cassidy arrested for drunk driving...

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

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