8.  The applicant was born in 1928 and lives in Milan. 9.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Milan, which she had let to S.S. 10.  In a registered letter of 19 June 1987, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1987 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 13 October 1988, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Milan Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 3 November 1988, which was made enforceable on 10 November 1988, the Milan Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 28 September 1989. 13.  On 22 September 1989, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 14.  On 12 October 1989, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 10 November 1989. 15.  Between 10 November 1989 and 18 June 1996, the bailiff made twenty-six attempts to recover possession. 16.  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. 17.  On 26 June 1996, the tenant vacated the premises.