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3. That's right - they shared the house that got foreclosed on, right?

Senate candidate Marco Rubio in foreclosure tangle over Tallahassee property

By John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
In Print: Saturday, June 19, 2010

TALLAHASSEE — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is again answering questions about troubles with his personal finances after a bank sought to foreclose on a Tallahassee home he owns with another Miami lawmaker.

Rubio and David Rivera, the House budget chairman who is running for Congress in Miami, failed to make payments for five months, prompting Deutsche Bank to seek full payment and fees totalling $136,000 in a civil lawsuit filed Monday.

A spokesman for Rubio's campaign said "a clarification was needed on the amount owed, which has been resolved." Rivera hand-delivered a $9,525 cashier's check Thursday to the mortgage company's lawyers to cover missed payments and fees.

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Leon County court records don't yet indicate the payment was made and the case remains open. Rubio spokesman Alex Burgos provided a letter acknowledging the payment, which was made a day after the homeowners were told of the foreclosure filing.

More: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/senate-candidate-marco-rubio-in-foreclosure-tangle-over-tallahassee/1103299