8.  The applicant was born in 1953 and lives in Naples. 9.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Naples, which she had let to L.P. 10.  In a writ of 31 January 1984 , the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 11.  On 31 April 1984, she served a notice to quit on the tenant, but he refused to leave. 12.  In a writ served on the tenant on 30 May 1984, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 13.  By a decision of 5 March 1986, which was made enforceable on 7 March 1990, the Naples Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 5 September 1987. 14.  On 4 May 1990, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 27 July 1990. 15.  On 6 May 1991, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for herself. 16.  Between 27 July 1990 and 6 December 1994, the bailiff made thirteen 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. 17.  On 4 January 1995, the Naples Magistrate served notice to quit on the tenant, informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 21 March 1995. 18.  On 28 January 1997, the applicant recovered possession of the apartment.