8.  The applicant was born in 1946 and lives in Rocca Priora (Rome). 9.  He is the owner of an apartment in Rome, which he had let to C.C. 10.  In a registered letter of 17 April 1984, the applicant informed the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 May 1986 and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 18 January 1985, the applicant reiterated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 11 March 1985, which was made enforceable on 2 April 1985, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 28 February 1987. 13.  On 3 April 1987, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 14.  On 27 April 1987 he served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 5 June 1987. 15.  Between 5 June 1987 and 31 January 1989, the bailiff made eight attempts to recover possession. 16.  On 11 May 1989, the applicant had made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for himself. On 20 October 1993, he reiterated the declaration. 17.  Between 6 September 1989 and 22 February 1996, the bailiff made forty two 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 24 March 1996, the tenant vacated the premises.