4.  The applicant was born in 1930 and lives in Rome. 5.  He is the owner of a flat in Rome, which he had let to R.F. 6.  In a registered letter of 22 June 1987, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1987 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 7.  The tenant told the applicant that he would not leave the premises. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 18 January 1989, the applicant reiterated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 8 June 1989, 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 30 June 1990. 10.  On 5 July 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 30 July 1990, he informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 3 October 1990. 12.  Between 3 October 1990 and 1 April 2000, the bailiff made forty-three attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 13.  On 4 May 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.