6.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Florence, which she had let to I.M. 7.  In a writ served on the tenant on 11 June 1987, the applicant communicated her intention to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 30 June 1987 and summoned the tenant to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 29 June 1987, which was made enforceable on 7 July 1987, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 June 1988. 9.  On 4 May 1989, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for herself. 10.  On 7 October 1989, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 11.  On 17 November 1989, she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 18 December 1989. 12.  Between 18 December 1989 and 24 January 1997, the bailiff made fifteen attempts to recover possession. 13.  Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 14.  On 28 February 1997, the applicant repossessed the apartment.