7.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Milan, which she had let to F.G. 8.  In a registered letter of 18 December 1985, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 28 June 1986 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 9.  In a writ served on the tenant on 22 October 1986, the applicant reiterated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Milan Magistrate. 10.  By a decision of 17 December 1986, which was made enforceable on 26 January 1987, the Milan Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 18 December 1987. 11.  On 23 November 1987, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 12.  On 12 January 1988 she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 12 February 1988. 13.  Between 12 February 1988 and 27 January 2000, the bailiff made forty-five attempts to recover possession. 14.  Each attempt proved unsuccessful as, under the statutory provisions providing for the suspension, the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 15.  On 4 April 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the apartment.