4.  The applicant was born in 1922 and lives in Rome. 5.  She is the owner of a flat in Rome, which she had let to B.C. 6.  In a registered letter of 19 February 1986, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 October 1986 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 7.  The tenant told the applicant that he would not leave the premises. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 9 November 1987, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 20 February 1988, 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 31 January 1989. 10.  On 16 January 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 27 January 1990, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 5 April 1990. 12.  Between 5 April 1990 and 3 May 2000, the bailiff made twenty 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. 13.  On 24 April 1996, the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for her nephew. 14.  Pursuant to section 6 of Law no. 431/98 the tenant asked for a suspension of the enforcement proceedings. The Rome Magistrate suspended the enforcement proceedings from 1 September 1999 until 24 November 1999. 15.  On 7 June 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.