356 - Jurisdiction and procedure.

§  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.