EXHIBIT 23.2

                NOTICE REGARDING CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

     Section 11(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), provides that if any part of a registration statement at the time such
part becomes effective contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, any person acquiring a security
pursuant to such registration statement (unless it is proved that at the time of
such acquisition such person knew of such untruth or omission) may sue, among
others, every accountant who has consented to be named as having prepared or
certified any part of the registration statement, or as having prepared or
certified any report or valuation which is used in connection with the
registration statement, with respect to the statement in such registration
statement, report or valuation which purports to have been prepared or certified
by the accountant.

     This Form 10-K is incorporated by reference into the following previously
filed registration statements of National Service Industries, Inc. ("NSI"):
Registration Statement on Form S-3 file number 333-59627 and Registration
Statements on Form S-8 file numbers 33-35609, 33-36980, 333-48835, 33-51339,
33-51341, 33-51343, 33-51345, 33-51351, 33-51355, 33-51357, 33-60715, 333-73133,
333-73135, 333-35746, 333-57222 and 333-57256 (collectively, the "Registration
Statements") and, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities
Act, is deemed to be a new registration statement for each Registration
Statement into which it is incorporated by reference.

     On May 15, 2002, NSI dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen") as
its independent public accountant and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to
replace Arthur Andersen. Both the engagement partner and the manager for NSI's
prior fiscal year audit are no longer with Arthur Andersen. As a result, NSI has
been unable to obtain Arthur Andersen's written consent to incorporate by
reference into the Registration Statements Arthur Andersen's audit report
regarding NSI's financial statements as of August 31, 2001 and August 31, 2000
and for the years then ended. Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the
Securities Act and Rule 2-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission permit NSI to file this Form 10-K without a written consent
from Arthur Andersen. As a result, however, Arthur Andersen will have no
liability under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of
a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen
or any omissions of a material fact required to be stated therein. Accordingly,
you would be unable to assert a claim against Arthur Andersen under Section
11(a) of the Securities Act for any purchases of securities under the
Registration Statements made on or after the date of the Form 10-K. However, to
the extent provided in Section 11(b)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, other persons
who are liable under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, including NSI's
officers and directors, may still rely on Arthur Andersen's original audit
reports as being made by an expert for purposes of establishing a due diligence
defense under Section 11(b) of the Securities Act.

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