8.  The applicant was born in 1920 and lived in Florence. 9.  Until 1992, she was the owner of a flat in Florence, which she had let to A.P. 10.  After that date, by contract, she kept a life and controlling interest (usufrutto) in the flat, i.e. the right to use it and derive any benefits therefrom. Her representative, Mrs A.M. Foti, had the title (nuda proprietà) over that flat. 11.  In a writ served on the tenant on 23 November 1982, the applicant communicated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 12.  By a decision of 3 October 1983, which was made enforceable on 16 December 1983, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises must be vacated by 31 December 1984. At the tenant’s request the Magistrate postponed the deadline for vacation to an unspecified date. 13.  On 30 September 1987, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 14.  On 2 November 1987, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 9 December 1987. 15.  Between 9 December 1987 and 16 September 1998, the bailiff made twenty-four 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 12 July 1999, the tenant requested the Florence District Court to set a fresh date for the enforcement of the order for possession pursuant to Section 6 of Law No. 431/98. The Court set the date for 26 January 2001. 17.  On 7 November 1999, the applicant died and Mrs A.M. Foti acquired full interest in the flat as she was the owner with all the rights over the flat. Subsequently, she also became a part of the eviction proceedings. 18.  According to the last information provided by Mrs A. M. Foti in her fax of 15 November 2002, the Florence District Court has now set the new date for 15 January 2004 for the enforcement of the order for possession with the assistance of the police. 19.  As of today, Mrs A.M. Foti has not yet recovered possession of the flat.