7.  The applicant was born in 1948 and lives in Leverkusen (Germany). 8.  He is the owner of a flat in Turin, which he had let to V.P. 9.  On 2 December 1992, the applicant served a writ on the tenant that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 July 1993 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date and summoned the tenant to appear before the Turin Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 16 December 1992, the Turin Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 July 1994. 11.  On 7 July 1994, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 12.  On 17 December 1994 he informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 10 January 1995. 13.  Between 10 January 1995 and 13 November 1998, the bailiff made eight attempts to recover possession. 14.  On 12 May 1998, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for his son. 15.  On 20 July 1999, the tenant requested the Turin Magistrate (according to art. 6 L.431/98) to set a fresh date for the enforcement of the order. 16.  On 13 January 2000, the Turin Magistrate decided to defer the date of eviction until the 14 February 2000. 17.  On 14 February 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.