6.  The applicant was born in 1947 and lives in Naples. 7.  She is the owner of a flat in Casoria (Naples), which she had let to A.I. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 14 December 1987, the applicant informed the tenant of her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Casoria Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 22 January 1988, which was made enforceable on 31 September 1988, the Casoria Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 22 February 1989. 10.  On 15 January 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 3 April 1990, she informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 12 April 1990. 12.  Between 12 April 1990 and 30 November 1999, the bailiff made twenty-one attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 13.  On 6 December 1999, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.