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 CSAIL 2018-C14Commercial 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, except asotherwise 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort &Spa Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the HiltonClearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Hilton ClearwaterBeach 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 for the Hilton ClearwaterBeach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 20 Times Square MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 20 TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the HolidayInn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as CertificateAdministrator and Custodian for the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Holiday Inn FiDi MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the HolidayInn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Sheraton GrandNashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the SheratonGrand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Sheraton Grand NashvilleDowntown Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)