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

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL2018-CX12 Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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, exceptas otherwise 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort &Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theHilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort &Spa Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 20 Times Square MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 20Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 20 TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Orlando Airport MarriottLakeside Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the OrlandoAirport Marriott Lakeside Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the OrlandoAirport Marriott Lakeside Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Torrance Technology Campus Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Torrance Technology Campus Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Torrance Technology CampusMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theTorrance Technology Campus Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Torrance Technology Campus Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Riverfront Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theRiverfront Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Riverfront Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Riverfront Plaza Mortgage Loan, and ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Riverfront PlazaMortgage Loan.

 Dated: March13, 2020

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)