Exhibit 23





                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report  included  in this Form 10-K,  into CBL &  Associates  Properties,
Inc.'s  previously  filed  Registration  Statements  on  Forms  S-3  (File  Nos.
33-62830,  333-90395 and 333-47041) and Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-73376, 333-04295
and 333-41768).



                                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Chattanooga, Tennessee
March 6, 2002


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