4.  The applicant was born in 1957 and lives in Torino. 5.  He is the owner of a flat in Turin, which he had let to A.G. 6.  In a registered letter of 27 November 1991, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 October 1992 and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 7.  In a writ served on the tenant on 17 March 1993, the applicant reiterated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Turin Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 27 April 1992, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Turin Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 March 1993. 9.  On 5 November 1993, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 10.  On 18 January 1994, he served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 28 January 1994. 11.  On 19 January 1994, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for himself. 12.  Between 28 January 1994 and 23 September 1998, the bailiff made fourteen 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 12 July 1999, pursuant to Law no. 431/98 the enforcement proceedings were suspended for eighteen months. 14.  On 18 November 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.