Section 5-310. Proof of ownership

a. The proof of title to the real property
  to  be  acquired,  where  the same is undisputed, together with proof of
  liens or encumbrances, thereon, shall be submitted by  the  claimant  to
  the corporation counsel, or to such assistant as the corporation counsel
  shall designate. The corporation counsel shall serve upon all parties or
  their  attorneys,  who  have  served  upon  him  or  her copies of their
  verified claims, a notice of the time and place at which the corporation
  counsel will receive such proof of title.
    b. Where the title of the claimant is disputed it shall be the duty of
  the court to determine the ownership of  such  real  property  upon  the
  proof  submitted  to  the  court during the trial of the proceeding. The
  court shall also have power to determine all questions of title incident
  to the trial of the proceeding.