@Sammi7 No, we didn't even try, when we couldn't get a straight answer after calling, emailing and messaging them, to get some evidence to give to the city, we paid the tax in order to get the permit renewal, we figured it would be hopeless to continue.
My guess is that no one will get a straight answer from Airbnb voluntarily until there is a court filing. Yes, as far as I know it is all Jersey City hosts last year who are having to pay the occupancy tax that everyone thought Airbnb was collecting and paying. We waited about a week in hopes that we'd get something from Airbnb but we didn't want to cancel our fall reservations or become 'illegal' so we felt there was no alternative but to pay the tax.