4.  The applicant was born in 1928 and lives in Rome. 5.  He is the owner of a flat in Rome, which he had let to C.D.C. 6.  In a writ served on the tenant on 7 January 1992, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term and summoned him to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 7.  By a decision of 14 April 1992, which was made enforceable on 24 June 1992, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 June 1995. 8.  On 25 July 1995, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 9.  On 4 September 1995 he informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 5 October 1995. 10.  On 13 October 1996, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for his spouse. 11.  Between 5 October 1995 and 21 July 2000, the bailiff made thirteen attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 12.  On 20 October 2000 the tenant left the premises spontaneously and the applicant recovered possession of the flat.