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 on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Village at LeesburgMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Village at Leesburg Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theVillage at Leesburg Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, ArgenticServices Company LP, as Special Servicer for the CoolSprings Galleria MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CoolSpringsGalleria Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the CoolSprings Galleria Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)