4.  The applicant was born in 1967 and lives in Florence. 5.  She is the owner of a flat in Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), which she had let to G.L.M. 6.  In a writ served on the tenant on 18 September 1987, the applicant informed the tenant of her intention to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1987 and summoned him to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 7.  By a decision of 12 October 1987, which was made enforceable on 26 October 1987, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1988. 8.  On 11 July 1989, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 9.  On 15 September 1989, she served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 9 October 1989. 10.  Between 9 October 1989 and 10 November 1998 the bailiff made twenty attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 11.  Pursuant to section 6 of Law no. 431/98, the tenant asked for a suspension of the enforcement proceedings. 12.  On an unspecified date in April 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat because the tenant spontaneously left the premises.