Exhibit 5

                              HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

                           One East Broward Boulevard
                         Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

June 17, 1998

OutSource International, Inc.
1144 East Newport Center Drive
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442

         Re:      OutSource International, Inc. (the "Company") - Registration
                  Statement on Form S-8

Ladies & Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion in connection with the above-referenced
Registration Statement, (the "Registration Statement") in connection with the
registration for sale of an aggregate of 1,040,000 shares (the "Shares") of the
common stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"),
which may be issued by the Company to participants in The OutSource
International, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

We have reviewed copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Company, and have examined such corporate documents and records and other
certificates, and have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed
necessary in order to render the opinion hereinafter set forth.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares
are duly authorized, and, assuming the Company receives at least par value
for the Shares, when the Shares are fully paid for in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in the Plan, such Shares will be, assuming no changes
in the applicable law or pertinent facts, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

                                                 /s/ HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP