Just days before Miami’s Nov. 4 election, a legal fight over where one City Commission candidate truly lives has cast doubt over a race for the panel’s District 3 seat.

Commission hopeful Denise Galvez Turros sued opponent Rolando Escalona , alleging his claimed residence inside the district’s bounds is a “sham” that should disqualify him from the ballot.

Both are competing to succeed term-limited Commissioner Joe Carollo ; Carollo’s brother, Frank Carollo , is also in the running.

Galvez Turros is seeking Escalona’s disqualification. A trial is set for Oct. 29, less than a week before Election Day, according to the Miami Herald, which first reported on the legal challenge Wednesday.

At issue is a year-old charter amendment requiring Commission candidates to have lived

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