EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2017-C8Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, 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, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Garden Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theGarden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan,and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Garden MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2020

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)