4.  The applicant was born in 1976 and lives in Naples. 5.  He is the owner of a flat in Naples, which he had let to G.S. 6.  In a registered letter of 25 September 1989, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 30 June 1991 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 15 July 1991, the applicant reiterated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 4 October 1991, 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 4 October 1992. 10.  On 16 January 1993, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 22 February 1993, he informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 2 March 1993. 12.  Between 2 March 1993 and 29 June 2000, the bailiff made sixteen 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 7 July 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.