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 report onForm 10-K of the Benchmark 2020-B22 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, 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, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Special Servicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the MGM Grand &Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the MGM Grand& Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 711Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 711 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 4 West58th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 4 West 58th Street MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 4 West 58thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 4 West 58th Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Grace Building MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Grace Building MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Grace BuildingMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for TheGrace Building Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan prior to July 20, 2021, LNRPartners, LLC as Special Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan on andafter July 20, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMcClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the McClellan Business ParkMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMcClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the McClellan BusinessPark Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the McClellan BusinessPark Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the JWMarriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the JW Marriott NashvilleMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the HotelZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hotel ZaZa HoustonMuseum District Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Hotel ZaZaHouston Museum District Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Cabinetworks PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theCabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)