6.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Rome, which he had let to M.D.M. 7.  In a registered letter of 8 February 1991, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1991 and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 8.  The tenant told the applicant that she would not leave the premises. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 15 January 1993, the applicant reiterated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 29 April 1993, which was made enforceable on 12 May 1993, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 29 April 1994. 11.  On 18 May 1994, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 12.  On 11 July 1994, he served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 29 July 1994. 13.  Between 29 July 1994 and 14 November 2000, the bailiff made twenty-five attempts to recover possession. 14.  Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 15.  On 14 February 2001, the tenant spontaneously vacated the premises and the applicant recovered possession of the apartment.