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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ________)* CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC. (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 124830-87-8 (CUSIP Number) HOWARD AMSTER 7681 OLYMPIA DRIVE WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411-5785 (216)595-1047 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) March 1, 2023 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shallbe subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 2,325,171 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2430 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,325,171 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2430 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,327,601* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.26%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) IN *Mr. Amster is deemed to be the beneficial owner of (i) 1,485,909 shares that are owned directly by Mr. Amster: (ii) 528,326 shares that are owned by Pleasant Lake Corp, Pleasant Lake Apts. Limited Partnership, Pleasant Lake Skoien Investments, LLC and Laughlin Holdings, all joint filers, over which Mr. Amster has sole or shared voting and dispositive power; (iii) 194,608 shares that are owned in the aggregate by the trusts jointly filing herewith, over which, as trustee, Mr. Amster has either sole or shared voting and dispositive power; (iv) the 2348 shares that are owned by the Howard M. Amster Foundation over which, Mr. Amster, as President, has either sole or shared voting and dispositive power (v) 8257 shares that are owned by Amster Limited Partnership, which Mr. Amster, as General Partner has sole or shared voting and dispositive power, and (vi) 108,153 shares that are owned by Ramat Securities Ltd. which Mr. Amster, as authorized representative and majority member, has sole voting and dipositive power.**Denominator is based on the 32,060,956 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2023 as reported by the Issuer on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2023. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) PLEASANT LAKE SKOIEN INVESTMENTS LLC 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 75,567 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,567 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,567* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.02%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) PN *See the footnote marked with a * to the cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) PLEASANT LAKE APTS. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 350,318 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 350,318 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 350,318* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.1%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) PN * See the footnote marked with a * to the cover page for Mr. Amster. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,172 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,172 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,172* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO * See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 391 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 391 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 391* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO * See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 397 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 397 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 397* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0,0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO * See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster . ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #5 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 107 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 107 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 107* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO * See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AMSTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 8,257 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8,257 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 8,257* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) PN * See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST #4 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 380 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 380 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 380* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) LAUGHLIN HOLDINGS LLC 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 101,935 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 101,935 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 101,935* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) PN *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) RAMAT SECURITIES LTD LLC 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 108,153 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 108,153 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 108,153* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) PN *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #7 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 64 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 64 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 64* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS CORP. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 506 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 506 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 506* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) CO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2021 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A 08/10/2021 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 177* 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 177* 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 177 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS ( ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2021 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #3 U/A 11/23/2021 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 165,836* 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 165,836* 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 165,836 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.05%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD AMSTER 2022 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A 03/09/2022 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 22,215* 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 22,215* 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 22,215 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD M. AMSTER FOUNDATION 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,348 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,348 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,348* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%* 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) CO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HOWARD M AMSTER 2005 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 01/11/2005 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 439 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 439 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 439* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *See the footnote marked with a * to cover page for Mr. Amster. **See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) SAMUEL J HELLER TRUST U/A DTD 08/07/2002 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OHIO NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2430 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2430 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2430* 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.0%** 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO *Mr. Amster is one of three trustees for this trust. ** See the footnote marked with a ** to cover page for Mr. Amster. Item 1.Security and Issuer. This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the Issuer). The principal executive office of the issuer is 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500 Chattanooga, TN 37421. Item 2.Identity and Background. This Schedule 13D is filed as a joint statement by the Reporting Persons (as defined below): 1. Howard Amster, 2. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 3. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 4. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 5. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #4 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 6. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #5 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 7. Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #7 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, 8. Howard Amster 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A DTD 08/10/2021, 9. Howard Amster 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A 11/23/2021, 10. Amster Limited Partnership, 11. Laughlin Holdings, LLC, 12. Pleasant Lake Apts. Limited Partnership, 13. Ramat Securities, Ltd. 14. Pleasant Lake Apartments Corp., 15. Pleasant Lake-Skoien Investments LLC, 16. Howard Amster 2022 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A DTD 03/09/2022, 17. Howard Amster Foundation, 18. Howard Amster 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust U/A DTD 01/11/2005 , and 19. Samuel J. Heller Trust U/A 08/07/2002 (together, the Reporting Persons). Further information regarding the Reporting Persons is set forth below. The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to be a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), however this filing shall not be deemed an affirmation that such a group exists for the purposes of the Act or for any other purpose, and each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities beneficially owned or directly held by any other person. The agreement among the Reporting Persons to file jointly is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. (a)Howard Amster (b) The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 7681 Olympia Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 (c) In addition to his investment-related activities, Mr. Amster serves as President of Pleasant Lake Apartments Corp., which is the General Partner of Pleasant Lake Apts. Limited Partnership, which is the Manager of Laughlin Holdings, LLC and, Pleasant Lake Skoien Investments LLC. Mr. Amster serves as the sole trustee of the following trusts: (A) the Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, (B ) the Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, (C) the Howard Amster Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019, (D) the Howard Amster Charitable Remainder Unitrust #4 DTD 05/20/2019, (E) the Howard Amster Charitable Remainder Unitrust #5 U/A 05/20/2019, (F) the Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #7 U/A 05/20/219, (G) the Howard Amster 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A 08/10/2021, (H) the Howard Amster 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A DTD 11/23/2021, (I) the Howard Amster 2022 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A 03/09/2022, and (J) the Howard Amster 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust U/A DTD 01/11/2005. Howard Amster also is (X) the general partner of Amster Limited Partnership, (y) the majority owner of Ramat Securities, Ltd. and (Z) President of the Howard Amster Foundation. He also is one of three trustees of the Samuel J. Heller Trust U/A DTD 08/07/2002. All Reporting Persons are engaged in investments. (d) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or any of their executive officers, directors or control persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). (e) During the last five years, no Reporting Person has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which proceeding such Reporting Person is or was subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. (f) All natural Reporting Persons are United States citizens. All Reporting Persons that are entities are entities organized or formed under the laws of the State of Ohio other than Pleasant Lake Skoien Investments LLC and Laughlin Holdings LLC, which is are Delaware limited liability companies. Item 3. Source or Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. As of March 14, 2023, the Reporting Persons had, in the aggregate, invested approximately $76,917,994 to acquire 2,327,601 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons used personal funds and working capital for such purchases. The Reporting Persons may effect purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for them with RBC Capital Markets LLC and Interactive Brokers LLC, which may extend margin credit to the Reporting Persons as and when required to open and carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable Federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules, and the firms credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts. Item 4.Purpose of Transaction. The Reporting Persons acquired the shares of Common Stock for investment purposes. While the Reporting Persons have no present intention to dispose of all or any portion of the Common Stock beneficially owned by them, any such sales of the Common Stock may be made in the open market, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Depending on their assessment of the of the forgoing factors, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, modify their present intention as stated in this Item 4. In addition, they may at their discretion purchase additional shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons do not have at this time any specific plans which would result in (a) the acquisition by the Reporting Persons of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition by the Reporting Persons of securities of the Issuer, other than described above (b) any extraordinary corporate transactions such as a merger, reorganization, or liquidation involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) any sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present management of board of directors of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors, or to fill any existing vacancies on the Issuers board of directors: (e) any other material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuers business or corporate structure; (g)any change in the Issuers charter, bylaws, or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) the Common Stock being delisted from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system or a registered national securities association;(i) causing a class of equity securities of the Issuer to be eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 129(g)(4) of the Act; or (j) any action similar to those enumerated above Except as set forth above, no Reporting Person has any present plan or proposal which relate to or would result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of this Schedule 13D except as set forth herein or such as would occur upon or in connection with the completion of, or following, any of the actions discussed herein. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the Issuers financial condition, the price levels of the shares of its Common Stock, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation, engaging in communications with management and the Board of Directors of the Issuer, engaging in discussions with stockholders of the Issuer or other third parties about the Issuer and the Reporting Persons holdings of the Issuers Common Stock, including potential business combinations or dispositions involving the Issuer or certain of its businesses, making recommendations or proposals to the Issuer concerning changes to the capitalization, ownership structure, board structure (including board composition), potential business combinations or dispositions involving the Issuer or certain of its businesses, or suggestions for improving the Issuers financial and/or operational performance, purchasing additional shares of Common Stock, selling some or all of their shares of Common Stock, engaging in short selling or any hedging or similar transaction with respect to the shares of Common Stock, including swaps and other derivative instruments, or changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in Item 4. Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer. (a) See Items 11 and 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D, which Items are incorporated herein by reference, for the aggregate number of shares and percentage of the Common Stock identified pursuant to Item 1 beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons. (b) See items 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D, which Items are incorporated herein by reference, for the aggregate number and percentage of the shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons as to which there is sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such shares of the Common Stock. (c) The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to Shares effected during the past sixty (60) days by any of the Reporting Persons, inclusive of any transactions effected through 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 14, 2023. All transactions were purchases and were conducted on the open market. If the shares were purchased in multiple transactions on a single trading day, the price per share reported is the weighted average price. Aggregate Sale Price Price Per Share

Date of Transaction Quantity Purchased Purchaser Aggregate Purchase Price Price Per Share1/17/2023 12,118 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 314,937.57 25.99 1/17/2023 3,800 Ramat Securities, Ltd. 100,907.82 26.55 1/18/2023 18,000 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 476,349.50 26.46 1/18/2023 4000 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 103307.92 25.83 1/19/2023 11,435 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 296,447.44 25.92 1/20/2023 6,060 Howard Amster 157,765.42 26.03 1/20/2023 373 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 9,740.21 26.11 1/24/2023 12,071 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 316,716.26 26.24 1/24/2023 18,500 PLA-Skoien Investments LLC 485,395.50 26.24 1/26/2023 9,650 Howard Amster 251,482.52 26.06 1/26/2023 5,000 Ramat Securities, Ltd. 131,994.00 26.40 1/27/2023 5,000 Howard Amster 128,531.50 25.71 1/30/2023 8,139 Howard Amster 206,271.32 25.34 1/31/2023 30,113 Ramat Securities, Ltd. 789,482.03 26.22 1/31/2023 21,000 Ramat Securities, Ltd. 561034.47 26.72 2/1/2023 8,169 Howard Amster 216,581.07 26.51 2/2/2023 12,389 Pleasant Lake Apts LP 330,378.54 26.67 2/2/2023 2,211 Laughlin Holdings, LLC 58,985.74 26.68 2/2/2023 5,000 Laughlin Holdings,LLC 132,935.40 26.59 2/3/2023 15,803 PLA-Skoien Investments LLC 421,502.53 26.67 2/8/2023 6,157 Howard Amster 159,926.94 25.97 2/9/2023 15,540 Howard Amster 400,301.36 25.76 2/13/2023 9,928 Howard Amster 257,925.20 25.98 2/13/2023 2,000 PLA-Skoien Investments LLC 52,091.50 26.05 2/13/2023 200 PLA-Skoien Investments LLC 5231 26.16 2/14/2023 18,142 Howard Amster 476,003.60 26.24 2/15/2023 8,150 Howard Amster 211,433.54 25.94 2/16/2023 6,135 Howard Amster 161,115.74 26.26 2/17/2023 37,000 Howard Amster 988,036.00 26.70 2/27/2023 8,000 Howard Amster 206,322.70 25.79 3/1/2023 43,871 Howard Amster 1,132,580.24 25.82 3/2/2023 108,061 Howard Amster 2,848,425.56 26.36 3/3/2023 75,235 Howard Amster 2,008,423.23 26.70 3/6/2023 112,342 Howard Amster 3,037,442.10 27.04 3/7/2023 196,615 Howard Amster 5,299,625.81 26.95 3/8/2023 201,204 Howard Amster 5,449,616.84 27.09 (d) Other than the Reporting Persons, no other person is known by the Reporting Persons to have the right to receive or direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. (e) Not Applicable. Item 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. There are no contracts, arrangements, understanding, or relationships with respect to the securities of the Issuer with any person except as set forth in Items 2 and 4 above. The Reporting Persons entered into a joint filing agreement (the Joint Filing Agreement) in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to securities of the Issuer, to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7.Material to Be Filed as Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement (SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS)Exhibit A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D, including all amendments thereto, with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to the first such joint filing and may, as required, be included as an exhibit to subsequent amendments thereto. Each of the undersigned agrees and acknowledges that each party hereto is (i) individually eligible to use such Schedule 13D and (ii) responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13D and any and all amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided that no party is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning any other party unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this Joint Filing Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Joint Filing Agreement may be delivered by one or more parties hereto by facsimile or similar instantaneouselectronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes as of the date hereof. Dated: March 14, 2023 [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of the date first written above. HOWARD AMSTER /s/ Howard Amster Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #4 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #5 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #7 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 U/A DTD 08/10/2021 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2021 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #3 U/A DTD 11/23/2021 By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 AMSTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: General Partner Date: March 14, 2023 LAUGHLIN HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: President, Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp., General Partner of Pleasant Lake Apartments LP, General Partner of Laughlin Holdings, LLC Date: March 14, 2023 PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS LP By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: President of Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp., General Partner Date: March 14, 2023 RAMAT SECURITIES, LTD LLC By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: Authorized Representative Date: March 14, 2023 PLEASANT LAKE SKOIEN INVESTMENTS LLC By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: President of Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp., General Partner of Pleasant Lake Apartments LP, Manager of Pleasant Lake - Skoien Investments LLC Date: March 14, 2023 PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS CORP. By: /s/ Howard Amster Name: Howard Amster Title: President Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2022 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 03/09/2022 By:/s/ Howard Amster_________________ Name; Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD M. AMSTER FOUNDATION By: /s/ Howard Amster _________________ Name: Howard Amster Title: President Date: March 14, 2023 SAMUEL J. HELLER TRUST U/A DTD 08/07/2002 By:/s/ Howard Amster__________________ Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023 HOWARD AMSTER 2005 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 01/11/2005 By:/s/ Howard Amster__________________ Name: Howard Amster Title: Trustee Date: March 14, 2023