Section 28-216.11. Tax lien

Any costs and expenses incurred by any agency of
  the city pursuant to this article, including  but  not  limited  to  the
  preliminary  expenses  of  searches, service of the notice of survey and
  summons on interested parties, surveys thereof, and costs  of  executing
  the  precept, shall be a debt recoverable from the owner of the premises
  and a lien upon the land and buildings upon or in respect to which  such
  costs  and  expenses  were incurred. Every such lien shall have priority
  over all other liens and encumbrances on the  premises  except  for  the
  lien  of  taxes and assessments. Except as otherwise provided by rule of
  the affected agency, the agency incurring such expense shall be governed
  by the procedures set forth in article eight of subchapter five  of  the
  housing  maintenance  code  with respect to the enforcement of such debt
  and lien.