8.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Torre del Greco, which he had let to A.P. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 24 October 1990, the applicant informed the tenant of his intention to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1991 and summoned him to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 30 November 1990, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Naples Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1992. 11.  On 11 March 1993, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for his daughter. 12.  On 19 March 1993, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 13.  On 7 April 1993, he served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 26 April 1993. 14.  Between 26 April 1993 and 16 January 1997, the bailiff made nine attempts to recover possession. Each attempt of the bailiff proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 15.  On 28 April 1997, the tenant vacated the premises.