6.  The applicant was born in 1931 and lives in Milan. 7.  She is the owner of a flat in Milan, which she had let to W.V. 8.  In a registered letter of 10 September 1991, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 23 March 1992 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 17 November 1992, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Milan Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 14 December 1992, which was made enforceable on 8 January 1993, the Milan Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 14 December 1993. 11.  On 21 November 1994, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 12.  On 11 January 1995, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 10 February 1995. 13.  Between 10 February 1995 and 10 December 2001, the bailiff made twenty-seven attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 14.  On 10 January 2002, following the voluntary surrender of the tenant, the applicant recovered possession of her flat.