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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C45 (the"Exchange Act 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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Village at Leesburg MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Village atLeesburg Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodianfor the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan1, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 181 Fremont StreetMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 10,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)