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 report onForm 10-K of the Benchmark 2020-B20 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 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 Loanon and after November 1, 2021, 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, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAgellan Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Place - Building 6Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theMoffett Place - Building 6 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Place - Building 6 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Place - Building6 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Place -Building 6 Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 333 South Wabash Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 333 South Wabash Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 333 South Wabash Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the 333 South Wabash Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 333 South Wabash Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 333 SouthWabash Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redmond Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theRedmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the RedmondTown Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the USAA Plano Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the USAA Plano Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the USAA Plano Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the USAA Plano Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the USAA Plano Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the USAA Plano MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Amazon Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Amazon Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AmazonIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the AmazonIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Amazon Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Amazon IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Coleman Highline MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the ColemanHighline Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theColeman Highline Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the ColemanHighline Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Coleman Highline Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Coleman Highline Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 120 Wall StreetMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 120Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 120 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 120 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 120 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 120 Wall Street Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 120 Wall Street Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)