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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 Registration Statement of our
report dated March 7, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of NationsRent, Inc., included in NationsRent, Inc.'s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and our report dated May 8,
1998, with respect to the financial statements of Gabriel Trailer Manufacturing
Company, Inc., included in NationsRent, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
June 2, 2000.
