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

 

 

I, Julia Powell, 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 CSAIL 2021-C20 Commercial Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic 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, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC, as Primary Servicerfor the 888 Figueroa Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 888 Figueroa MortgageLoan prior to July 14, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 888Figueroa Mortgage Loan on and after July 14, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 888 Figueroa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 888 Figueroa Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 888 Figueroa MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 888 Figueroa Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Westchester Mortgage Loan, PacificLife Insurance Company, as Special Servicer for The Westchester Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for The Westchester MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The WestchesterMortgage Loan, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for TheWestchester Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The WestchesterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, 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 GraceBuilding Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The GraceBuilding Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forThe Grace Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Grace BuildingMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Miami Design District Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Miami DesignDistrict Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Miami Design District MortgageLoan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Miami Design DistrictMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 16, 2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)