Section 356. Jurisdiction and procedure

Any action or proceeding referred
  to in this article shall be brought in the supreme court,  county  court
  or  other  court  of  competent  jurisdiction in the county in which the
  premises are situated. At or before the commencement of  the  action  or
  proceeding  the  complaint  shall be filed in the office of the clerk of
  the county, together with a notice of the  pendency  of  the  action  or
  proceeding,  containing  the  names  of  the  parties, the object of the
  action or proceeding and a brief description of  the  premises  affected
  thereby.  Said  notice  shall  be recorded immediately by the clerk. The
  owner or lessee, or both, of said premises may appear in such action  or
  proceeding  and  answer  or  move with respect to the complaint, and the
  subsequent  procedure  shall  be  the  same  as  in  other  actions   or
  proceedings  brought  to  establish  a  lien  or  encumbrance  upon real
  property.  Such action or proceeding shall be entitled to  a  preference
  in the trial or hearing thereof.