4.  The applicant is the owner of a flat in Rome, which it had let to S.S. 5.  In a registered letter of 31 May 1983, the applicant informed the tenant that it intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1983 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 6.  The tenant told the applicant that he would not leave the premises. 7.  In a writ served on the tenant on 18 June 1986, the applicant reiterated its intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 28 November 1986, 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 28 November 1987. 9.  On 4 December 1987, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 10.  On 24 December 1987, it informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 5 February 1988. 11.  Between 5 February 1988 and 15 December 2000, the bailiff made sixty-five attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 12.  On 16 January 2001, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.