EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d)Certifications.

 

 

I, Patrick A. Remmert Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period coveredby this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2016-C7 Commercial Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution,servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for theperiod covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwisedisclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described insuch reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, WellsFargo 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 Custodian for the 9 West 57th Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 9West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Patrick Remmert Jr.

Patrick A. Remmert Jr.

Authorized Signatory

 (senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)