6.  The applicant was born in 1936 and lives in Torre del Greco (Naples). 7.  She is the owner of a flat in Torre del Greco, which she had let to G.V. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 2 July 1987, the applicant informed the tenant that she intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1988 and summoned him to appear before the Torre del Greco Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 9 October 1987, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Torre del Greco Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1989. 10.  On 20 February 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring him to vacate the premises. 11.  On 20 March 1990, she informed him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 10 May 1990. 12.  Between 10 May 1990 and 13 September 1999, the bailiff made twenty-one attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 13.  On 3 March 2000, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.