7.  The applicant was born in 1935 and lives in Naples. 8.  She is the owner of a flat in Naples, which she had let to A.M. 9.  In a registered letter of 27 November 1978, she informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 3 June 1979 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 10.  On 30 June 1980, she served a notice to quit on the tenant, but he refused to leave. 11.  In a writ of 5 March 1981, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 12.  At the hearing of 5 May 1981, A.M. opposed alleging the expiry of the term on 31 January 1984. The Magistrate declared his incompetence and referred the parties to the Naples Tribunal. 13.  By a decision of 13 February 1985, which was made enforceable on 11 March 1987, the Naples Tribunal upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 20 February 1986. 14.  At the hearing of 21 June 1985, A.M. opposed, alleging the expiry of the term on another date. 15.  On 12 December 1986, the Naples Tribunal rejected the appeal. 16.  On 15 November 1989, the applicant served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 13 June 1990. 17.  On 17 January 1990, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for her daughter. 18.  Between 13 June 1990 and 13 October 1997, the bailiff made twenty-six 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. 19.  On 18 June 2002, the applicant' representative informed the Court that in the meantime, the applicant had entered into a new lease with the tenant.