ANNUAL STATEMENT AS TO COMPLIANCE
CRIIMIOFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
MAE
First Union Commercial Mortgage Trust II Commercial
Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series 1997-C2, the Trust
LaSalle Bank National Association
As an authorized officer of CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership, the Special Servicer to the Trust under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 1997, (the 'Agreement'), and pursuant to the requirements of the Agreement, I hereby certify that:
A review of the performance of CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership as Special Servicer to the Trust of the period January 1 through December 31, 2003 was conducted under my supervision; and,
To the best of my knowledge, based upon such review, CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership, as Special Servicer to the Trust has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects throughout such period and there has been no default in the fulfillment of any such obligation; and,
CMSLP, as special servicer, has received no notice regarding qualification, or challenging the
status, of any portion of the Trust Fund as a REMIC from the Internal Revenue Service or any
other governmental agency or body.
CRIIMI MAE Services Limited
as Special Servicer to the Trust
by: CMSLP Management Company, Inc.
Its general partner
Brian Hanson
by: Brian Hanson
its Vice President
Dated: 3/26/2004