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

 

 

I, Patrick A. Remmert Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2017-C8 Commercial MortgageTrust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loanprior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 245 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Acropolis GardenMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAcropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theGarden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior toJune 24, 2022, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GardenMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after June 24, 2022, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Garden Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theGarden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Garden Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2023

 

 

/s/ Patrick Remmert Jr.

Patrick A. Remmert Jr.

Authorized Signatory

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)