6.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Milan, which she had let to V.C. 7.  The tenant fell in rent arrears. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 29 May 1984, the applicant informed the tenant of her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Milan Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 5 June 1984, which was made enforceable on 5 July 1984, the Milan Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 5 June 1985. 10.  On an unspecified date, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On an unspecified date the applicant served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 29 July 1986. 12.  Between 29 July 1986 and 20 September 1993 the bailiff made twenty-five attempts to recover possession. 13.  Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 14.  On 25 November 1993, the applicant recovered possession of the apartment.