EX-31Rule 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 on Form 10-D requiredto be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C45 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Village at LeesburgMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Villageat Leesburg Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Village atLeesburg Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CoolSprings GalleriaMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theCoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the CoolSprings Galleria MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theCoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Flats at East BankMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Flatsat East Bank Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Flats at East Bank Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as CertificateAdministrator for the Flats at East Bank Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Flats at East Bank Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Flats at East Bank Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Flats at EastBank Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:October 30, 2019

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)