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

 

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theBenchmark 2020-B18 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, 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, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1633 Broadway MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Southcenter MallMortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan on and after May 10, 2023,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Southcenter MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSouthcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett TowersBuildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers BuildingsA, B & C Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & CMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Apollo Education Group HQ Campus MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Apollo Education Group HQ Campus Mortgage Loan priorto April 27, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theApollo Education Group HQ Campus Mortgage Loan on and after April 27, 2023,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Apollo EducationGroup HQ Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Apollo Education Group HQ Campus Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Apollo Education Group HQ CampusMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Apollo Education Group HQ CampusMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan prior to April 27, 2023, K-StarAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan onand after April 27, 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay BayMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the MGMGrand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theMGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 711Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 711 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 711Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Chase Center Tower II Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the ChaseCenter Tower II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Chase Center Tower II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Chase Center Tower II Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Chase Center Tower II Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the BX Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the BX Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the BX Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the BXIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the BXIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Agellan PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Agellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Agellan Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AgellanPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Agellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAgellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

HelaineM. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)