8.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Rome, which it had let to L.L.D.L. 9.  In a registered letter of 20 November 1984, the applicant informed the tenant that it intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1986 and asked her to vacate the premises by that date. 10.  On 5 June 1986, it served a notice to quit on the tenant, but she refused to leave. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 12 June 1986, the applicant reiterated its intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 30 June 1986, which was made enforceable on 20 November 1986, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1987. 13.  On 17 March 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 14.  On 9 June 1990 it served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 15 June 1990. 15.  Between 15 June 1990 and 25 September 1996 the bailiff made thirty-two 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. 16.  On 6 May 1997, the applicant sold the apartment.