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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the Benchmark 2020-B17 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

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

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bellagio Hoteland Casino Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for theBellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Bellagio Hotel andCasino Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 650 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 650 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1633 Broadway MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B& C Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B &C Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Staples Headquarters MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the StaplesHeadquarters Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the StaplesHeadquarters Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Westin Book Cadillac MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for The Westin BookCadillac Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forThe Westin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for TheWestin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Westin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for The Westin BookCadillac Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Stonemont NetLease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Stonemont Net Lease PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theStonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 1501 BroadwayMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1501Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 1501Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loanprior to July 14, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 3000Post Oak Mortgage Loan on and after July 14, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 3000 Post Oak MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Alabama Hilton PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Alabama Hilton PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAlabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)