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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2018-C45 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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, except asotherwise 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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Village at Leesburg MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Village at Leesburg MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the CoolSpringsGalleria Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the CoolSpringsGalleria Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Flats at East Bank Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Flats at East BankMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Flatsat East Bank Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Flats at EastBank Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theFlats at East Bank Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 Fremont Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 181 Fremont Street MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)