# CERTIFICATION

 

Re:          **Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2018-L1, Commercial Mortgage Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series 2018-L1**(the “Transaction”), issued pursuant tothe Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Poolingand Servicing Agreement”), executed in connection with the Transaction(capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth inthe Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

               I, George Kok, certify that:

 

               1.             Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of MorganStanley Capital I Trust 2018-L1 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

               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 statement(s) required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreement(s) in all material respects; and

 

               5.             Allof 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 and ExchangeAct Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report,except as otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.  

 

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

 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer 

·        Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor

·        KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer

·        Berkeley Point Capital LLC, as PrimaryServicer

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Aventura Mall (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18)

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party:Aventura Mall (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18)

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Aventura Mall (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18)

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the BANK 2018-BNK13 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Griffin Portfolio II(from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the BANK 2018-BNK13securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Griffin Portfolio II (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the BANK 2018-BNK13 securitization, pursuant towhich the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: GriffinPortfolio II (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party:Millennium Partners Portfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the COMM 2018-HOME securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: The Gateway (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the COMM 2018-HOMEsecuritization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: The Gateway (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the COMM 2018-HOME securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: The Gateway (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        KeyBank National Association, as MasterServicer under the CD 2018-CD7 securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Zenith Ridge (from 10/23/18 to12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the MSC 2018-H3 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Playa Largo (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the MSC 2018-H3 securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: PlayaLargo (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 10/23/18 to12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-H3 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Playa Largo (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the UBS 2018-C13securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Shelbourne Global Portfolio I (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Aventura Mall (from 10/23/18 to12/31/18)

·        Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as SpecialServicer under the BANK 2018-BNK13 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Griffin Portfolio II(from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18)

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party:Millennium Partners Portfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerunder the MSC 2018-H3 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgageloans were serviced by such party: Playa Largo (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) andShoppes at Chino Hills (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18)

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer under the UBS 2018-C13securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Shelbourne Global Portfolio I (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Aventura Mall (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the BANK 2018-BNK13 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Griffin Portfolio II(from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium Partners Portfolio (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the COMM 2018-HOME securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: The Gateway (from10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the CD 2018-CD7 securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Zenith Ridge (from 10/23/18 to12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the MSC 2018-H3 securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Playa Largo (from 10/23/18 to12/31/18) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the UBS 2018-C13 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Shelbourne GlobalPortfolio I (from 10/23/18 to 12/31/18) 

 

 

Date:  March 29, 2019

 

 

By /s/ George Kok

Name: George Kok

Title: President