8.  The applicant was born in 1959 and lives in Rome. 9.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Rome, which she had let to G.S. 10.  In a registered letter of 2 November 1983, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1983 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 11 December 1984, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 6 February 1985, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises must be vacated by 10 January 1986. 13.  On 19 December 1986, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 14.  On 27 January 1987, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 13 March 1987. 15.  Between 13 March 1987 and 27 January 1989, the bailiff made twelve attempts to recover possession. 16.  On 12 May 1989, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for her family. 17.  Between 19 May 1989 and 14 July 1999, the bailiff made sixty-three 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. 18.  On 25 February 2000, the tenant vacated the premises.