6.  The applicant is an Italian national, born in 1944 and living in Florence. 7.  She is the owner of a flat in Florence, which she had let to M.C. 8.  In a registered letter of 26 October 1992, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 May 1995 and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 20 November 1992, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 14 December 1992, which was made enforceable on 12 January 1993, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 May 1995. 11.  On 28 November 1994, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for her son. 12.  On 5 June 1995, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 13.  On 21 June 1995, she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 5 September 1995. 14.  Between 5 September 1995 and 2 May 1999, the bailiff made eleven attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 15.  Pursuant to Law no. 431/98, on 23 July 1999, the tenant asked the Florence Magistrate to suspend the enforcement proceedings. 16.  On 12 March 2001, the enforcement proceedings were suspended until 2 October 2002. 17.  On 6 April 2001, the applicant served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 2 October 2002. 18.  On an unspecified date, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.