4.  The applicant was born in 1933 and lives in S. Donà di Piave (Venice). 5.  He and his sister are the owners of a flat in Cava De' Tirreni (Salerno), which they had let to A.A. 6.  In a writ served on the tenant on 27 June 1991, the applicant informed the tenant of his intention to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 12 March 1993 and summoned the tenant to appear before the Cava De' Tirreni Magistrate (Salerno). 7.  By a decision of 16 September 1991, which was made enforceable on 5 November 1991, the Cava De' Tirreni Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 12 March 1994. 8.  On 9 April 1994, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 9.  On 23 April 1994, he served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 16 May 1994. 10.  On 16 May 1994, the bailiff made one attempt to recover possession, which proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order of possession. 11.  The tenant asked the Cava De' Tirreni Magistrate to suspend the eviction proceedings. 12.  On 28 July 1997, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for himself. 13.  Pursuant to Law no. 431/98, the enforcement proceedings were suspended until 26 December 2000. 14.  On 28 February 2001, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.