7.  The applicant was born in 1938 and lives in Sorrento. 8.  She is the owner of a flat in Meta (Naples), which she had let to V.C. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 24 January 1987, the applicant informed the tenant of her intention to terminate the lease and summoned him to appear before the Sorrento Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 12 July 1989, which was made enforceable on 26 September 1989, the Sorrento Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 4 May 1991. 11.  On 18 June 1992, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 12.  On 27 July 1992 she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 12 August 1992. 13.  Between 12 August 1992 and 16 June 1998 the bailiff made thirteen attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as, under the statutory provisions providing for the suspension, the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 14.  On 18 June 1998 the applicant recovered possession of the flat.