4.  The applicant was born in 1965 and lives in Torre del Greco (Naples). 5.  She is the owner of a flat in Torre del Greco, which she had let to M. R. 6.  In a registered letter of 1 December 1987, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1987, and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 7.  In a writ served on the tenant on 1 September 1989, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 20 September 1989, which was made enforceable on 4 October 1989, the Naples Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 June 1992. 9.  On 14 July 1993, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for her son. 10.  On 23 September 1993, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 11.  On 11 November 1993, she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 22 November 1993. 12.  Between 22 November 1993 and 16 April 1998 the bailiff made ten 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 4 March 1999, the applicant and the tenant entered into a new lease.