9.  The applicant was born in 1947 and lives in Milan. 10.  He is the owner of a flat in Milan, which he had let to M.M.L. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 25 October 1990, the applicant informed her that he intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 30 June 1991 and summoned the tenant to appear before the Milan Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 12 November 1990, which was made enforceable on 7 January 1991, the Milan Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 1 July 1992. 13.  On 22 July 1992, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 14.  On 17 September 1992, he informed the tenant that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 16 October 1992. 15.  Between 16 October 1992 and 19 October 1993, the bailiff made 5 attempts to recover possession. 16.  On 26 November 1993, the applicant made a statutory declaration that he urgently required the premises as accommodation for himself. 17.  Between 11 January 1994 and 14 April 1997, the bailiff made 15 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. 18.  On 26 June 1997, the tenant vacated the premises.