7.  Mrs G.F. was the owner of an apartment in Rome, which she had let to L.N. 8.  In a writ served on the tenant on 15 April 1983, she communicated her intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Rome Magistrate. 9.  By a decision of 12 May 1983, which was made enforceable on the same day, the Rome Magistrate upheld the validity of the notice to quit and ordered that the premises be vacated by 30 September 1984. Upon the tenant's request, the Rome Magistrate postponed the execution of the order for possession to 31 January 1985. 10.  On 4 February 1986, Mrs G.F. served notice on the tenant requiring her to vacate the premises. On 27 February 1986, she served notice on the tenant informing her that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 30 April 1986. 11.  Between 30 April 1986 and 26 October 1989, the bailiff made sixteen attempts to recover possession. 12.  On 15 November 1989, the applicants became the owners of the apartment. 13.  After four unsuccessful attempts by the bailiff to evict the tenant, the applicants made a statutory declaration that they urgently required the premises as accommodation for their daughter. 14.  Between 14 November 1990 and 23 October 1998, the bailiff made thirty-six attempts to recover possession. 15.  Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicants were never granted the assistance of the police in enforcing the order for possession. 16.  On 26 November 1998, the tenant vacated the premises.