4.  The applicant was born in 1966 and lives in Florence. 5.  She is the owner of a flat, which she had let to P.M. 6.  In a registered letter of 30 March 1987, the applicant informed the tenant that she 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.  In a writ served on the tenant on 3 February 1988, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 29 February 1988, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 1 March 1989. 9.  On 5 April 1989, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for herself. 10.  On 15 April 1989, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 8 May 1989 she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 7 June 1989. 12.  Between 7 June 1989 and 9 June 1998 the bailiff made eighteen 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. 13.  On 30 June 1999 the applicant recovered possession of the flat.