All costs and expenses incurred by the town in connection with
the proceedings to remove or secure such building or buildings, including
the actual cost of repairing or removal, shall be assessed upon the
land upon which said building or buildings are located. Such assessment
shall be assessed on the next town assessment roll as an additional
tax to the regular tax assessment against such property and the same
shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the regular town
tax. In the alternative, the Town Board may commence a special proceeding
in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect the costs of demolition,
including reasonable and necessary legal expenses incidental to obtaining
an order to demolish, from the owner of any building or structure
that may now be or shall hereafter become dangerous or unsafe to the
public. The provisions of Article 4 of the Civil Practice Law and
Rules shall govern any special proceeding commenced under this section.
