EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2016-C7Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GLPIndustrial Portfolio B Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the GLP Industrial Portfolio B Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for theGLP Industrial Portfolio B Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the GLP Industrial Portfolio B Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2018

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)