6.  The applicant is the owner of an apartment in Florence, which she had let to R.U. 7.  In a writ served on the tenant on 19 September 1986, the applicant informed the tenant of her intention to terminate the lease and summoned her to appear before the Florence Magistrate. 8.  By a decision of 28 October 1986, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Florence Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 31 December 1988. 9.  On 30 May 1989 the applicant made a statutory declaration that she urgently required the premises as accommodation for herself. 10.  On 7 July 1989 the applicant served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. 11.  On 15 September 1989 she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 6 October 1989. 12.  Between 6 October 1989 and 26 June 1998 the bailiff made nineteen attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 13.  On 23 July 1998, the tenant spontaneously vacated the premises and the applicant recovered possession of the apartment.