4.  The applicant was born in 1946 and lives in Rome. 5.  She is the owner of a flat in Rome, which she had let to M.T.O.T. 6.  In a writ served on the tenant on 28 January 1991, the applicant informed her that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1991 and summoned her to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 7.  By a decision of 21 May 1991, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1992. 8.  On 1 February 1993, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 9.  On 17 March 1993, she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 7 April 1993. 10.  Between 7 April 1993 and 17 December 1999, the bailiff made thirty-one attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 11.  On 25 January 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.