4.  The applicant was born in 1947 and lives in Naples. 5.  He is the owner of a flat in Naples, which he had let to C.E. 6.  In a writ served on the tenant on 15 January 1987, the applicant communicated his intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. 7.  By a decision of 13 December 1987, which was filed with the registry on 16 December 1987, the Naples Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises must be vacated by 31 December 1989. 8.  On 30 November 1988, the tenant appealed to the Naples District Court. 9.  By a decision of 26 October 1990, the court rejected the appeal and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 June 1991. 10.  On 27 December 1990, the applicant served notice of the judgment on the tenant. 11.  On 5 July 1991, he served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 16 July 1991. 12.  Between 16 July 1991 and 24 September 1992, the bailiff made five attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as, under the statutory provisions providing for the staggering of evictions, the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 13.  On 19 February 1993, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for his father. 14.  Between 25 February 1993 and 28 April 1998, the bailiff made eighteen 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. 15.  On 3 July 1998, the applicant repossessed the flat with the assistance of the police.