EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d)Certifications.

 

 

I, Julia Powell, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period coveredby this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial MortgageTrust  (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution,servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for theperiod covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance 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, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, 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, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort& Spa Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 20 Times Square MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 20Times Square Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the  20 Times Square Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, 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 Custodian for the Prudential -Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential- Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Holiday Inn FiDiMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Holiday Inn FiDiMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Holiday Inn FiDi MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Holiday InnFiDi Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the Sheraton GrandNashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Sheraton Grand NashvilleDowntown Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Sheraton Grand Nashville DowntownMortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)