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

 

 

I, Nicholas Galeone, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C9 (the "ExchangeAct periodic 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, Situs Holdings, LLC, as DreamWorks Campus Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark KnightFrank, as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Park Place at Florham ParkMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Park Place at Florham Park MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Park Place atFlorham Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Park Place at Florham Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Park Place at Florham Park MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Park Place at Florham Park Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theCrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theCrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AFINPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer forthe AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Galeone

Nicholas Galeone

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)