An audit has found that hundreds of apartment units stand empty while 270,000 New Yorkers are on a waiting list for public housing.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer says the New York City Housing Authority is sitting on more than 2,000 vacant apartments.

He says at least 80 units have been vacant for more than 10 years.

The audit found that 1,366 apartments are empty for repairs while another 976 are between tenants.

The housing authority says its vacancy rate is the lowest it’s been in years, currently at 1 percent.

The agency disputed the audit’s finding that the vacancies led to $8 million in lost rent. It says it qualified for rent compensation from the federal government.

The audit covered the period between July 2012 and April 2015.

(AP)