7.  Mr E.B. was the owner of an apartment in Rome, which he had let to F.G. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 24 July 1986, he communicated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 12 February 1987, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 November 1988. 10.  On 9 March 1990, Mr E.B. served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. On 23 May 1990, he served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 7 June 1990. 11.  Between 7 June 1990 and 30 April 1991, the bailiff made ten attempts to recover possession. 12.  On 14 May 1991, the applicant became the owner of the apartment. 13.  Between 28 May 1991 and 16 November 1994, the bailiff made thirty-three attempts to recover possession. 14.  On 1 December 1994, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for herself. 15.  Between 26 January 1995 and 7 May 1997, the bailiff made eleven 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. 16.  On 10 May 1997, the tenant vacated the premises.