Jaspersoft studio adjust position of fields relative to height of other fields - jasper-reports

I am trying to create a report in Jaspersoft Studio 6.15. and I hit a wall that I can't seem to break.
The thing is I need to align my Static and Text fields depending on Stretch/NoStretch of the previous one.
In my report I want to add few text fields along with their (static text)labels aligned horizontally like
ID : $F{ID}
Name: $F{Name}
Address: $F{Address}
But I'm unable to align them. This is what I tried
Position Type: float (for all static text and fields)
Stretch Type: no stretch (for all static text and fields)
Stretch With Overflow: True (for all dynamic text fields)
The image shows what I get and what I want. Moreover, my text field's content is dynamic i.e. content size could vary.
This is what I get:
This is what it should be:
I've read many forums but could not find a solution, please suggest.
Thanks
EDIT:
Now I am getting this:

Nest each static and text field pair into a frame element:
<frame>
<reportElement ... positionType="Float"/>
<staticText>
...
</staticText>
<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true">
...
</textField>
</frame>
<frame>
...
</frame>
...
If the elements are to be included in the detail section, you can also create a separate band for each pair:
<detail>
<band>
<staticText>
...
</staticText>
<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true">
...
</textField>
</band>
<band>
...
</band>
...
</detail>

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<subreport>
<subreportParameter name="quotaSanitarySeal">
<subreportParameterExpression><![CDATA[$F{quotaSanitarySeal}]]>
</subreportParameterExpression>
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<dataSourceExpression><![CDATA[$P{REPORT_DATA_SOURCE}]]></dataSourceExpression>
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<subreportParameter name="quotaSanitarySeal">
<subreportParameterExpression><![CDATA[$F{quotaSanitarySeal}]]>
</subreportParameterExpression>
</subreportParameter>
<dataSourceExpression><![CDATA[$P{REPORT_DATA_SOURCE}]]</dataSourceExpression>
<subreportExpression><![CDATA[$P{SUBREPORT_DIR} + "subReportTest.jasper"]]></subreportExpression>
</subreport>
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<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$P{quotaSanitarySeal} == 0.0 ? "" : $P{quotaSanitarySeal}]]></textFieldExpression>
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the table must have only the first row.
I have tried inserting this expression in each cell (in "Print when expression" property):
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<jr:columnHeader ...>
<staticText>
<reportElement .../>
<text><![CDATA[ID]]></text>
</staticText>
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<textField isBlankWhenNull="false">
<reportElement ... isRemoveLineWhenBlank="true">
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</reportElement>
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</textField>
</jr:detailCell>
</jr:column>
<jr:column ...>
<jr:columnHeader ...>
<staticText>
<reportElement .../>
<text><![CDATA[CITY]]></text>
</staticText>
</jr:columnHeader>
<jr:detailCell ...>
<textField isBlankWhenNull="false">
<reportElement ... isRemoveLineWhenBlank="true">
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</reportElement>
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</textField>
</jr:detailCell>
</jr:column>
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Edit:
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Good Luck.
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