Moving into a home after jan 1

[David Jesse]

I purchased a home in Florida which would be my primary house. My closing is a few days after Jan first. The home is already homesteaded by the last owners. From what I understand I can't homestead the property until 2021?  But I would still pay homestead property tax since the last owners had it homesteaded? Is my understanding correct? or would I pay a non-homesteaded property tax rate in 2020?