Informal Opinion No.

John B. Nesbitt, Esq. Village Attorney, Palmyra

Your letter notes that your law firm represents several municipalities in Wayne County, including a town, a village and a school district. Your question is whether these municipalities have the authority to convey real property by means other than a quitclaim deed.

In general, municipalities have the power to convey real property held by them in a propriety capacity. Town boards are authorized to enact resolutions conveying or leasing real property, but the conveyance is subject to permissive referendum (Town Law, § 64 [2]; see 1970 Op Atty Gen…