Private homeowners no longer face paying the so-called Airbnb tax for renting out their accommodations, under a fix that was signed by Gov. Murphy on Friday, Aug. 9. The tax law enacted last October has been tacking on an 11.6 percent tax to short-term rentals done through private owners and online marketplaces- 6.625 percent sales and use tax and 5 percent hotel and motel occupancy fee.

Now, as of Aug. 8, that fee no longer applies to the private homeowners renting out accommodations, which is a victory…