# 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).

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               I, Jane Lam, 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 andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed inthis report on Form 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

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (from 11/1/21to 12/31/21)

·        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 (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21)

·         CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant under the AMT 2018-AVM securitization, pursuantto which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: AventuraMall (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21)

·        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 (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the BANK 2018-BNK13 securitization, pursuant towhich the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: GriffinPortfolio II (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 (from 1/1/21to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the COMM 2018-HOME securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: The Gateway (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the BANK 2019-BNK16 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Regions Tower (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the BANK 2019-BNK16 securitization, pursuant towhich the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Regions Tower(from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to12/31/21)

·        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 (from 1/1/21to 12/31/21) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-H3 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Playa Largo (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to12/31/21)

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21)

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2018-MP securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Millennium PartnersPortfolio (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer under the BANK 2019-BNK16 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Regions Tower (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) andShoppes at Chino Hills (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21)

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the AMT 2018-AVMsecuritization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Aventura Mall (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the BANK 2018-BNK13securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Griffin Portfolio II (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,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 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 (from 1/1/21to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the COMM 2018-HOMEsecuritization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: The Gateway (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the BANK 2019-BNK16 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Regions Tower (from1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the BANK 2019-BNK16securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Regions Tower (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the CD 2018-CD7securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Zenith Ridge (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to12/31/21) and Shoppes at Chino Hills (from 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the MSC 2018-H3securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Playa Largo (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) and Shoppes at Chino Hills(from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        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 1/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

·        Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant under the UBS 2018-C13 securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party:Shelbourne Global Portfolio I (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21) 

 

 

Date: March 29, 2022

 

 

By /s/ Jane Lam

     Name: Jane Lam

     Title: President