The governing board of a community college district shall receive in the name of the district conveyances for all property received and purchased by it, and shall make in the name of the district conveyances of all property belonging to the district and sold by it.

The governing board of a community college district shall have the power to execute and deliver quitclaim deeds, either with or without consideration to the owners of real property adjacent to any real property owned by the district, for the purpose of removing defects in and otherwise clearing up the title to such adjacent real property.