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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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-B18 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, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Bellagio Hoteland Casino Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 1633 BroadwayMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1633 BroadwayMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Southcenter Mall MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Southcenter MallMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSouthcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theSouthcenter 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 CampusMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Apollo Education Group HQ CampusMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theApollo Education Group HQ Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Apollo Education Group HQ Campus MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Apollo EducationGroup HQ Campus Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the ApolloEducation Group HQ Campus Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Kings PlazaMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Kings Plaza MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Kings PlazaMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MGM Grand &Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theMGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 711Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the ChaseCenter Tower I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Chase Center Tower I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, 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 PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Agellan Portfolio MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Agellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Agellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Agellan PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAgellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAgellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)