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

 

 

I, Julia Powell, 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer prior to July 7, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer on and after July 7, 2021, 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 Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, 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, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 ParkAvenue Mortgage Loan prior to April 13, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after April 13, 2021,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 Solutions, LLC, asServicing 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 on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Acropolis Garden MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the AcropolisGarden Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Acropolis Garden Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Acropolis Garden MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the GardenMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Garden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Garden Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGarden Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Garden Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)