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


I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D
    required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on
    Form 10-K of the COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic
    reports");

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

4.  Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in
    this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in
    the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their
    obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
    for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
    assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed
    securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item
    1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act 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 of noncompliance described in such
    reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

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

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master
Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors LLC, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Servicer LLC, as Operating Advisor,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 15
MetroTech Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,
National Association, as Special Servicer for the 15 MetroTech Center Mortgage
Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the 15 MetroTech Center
Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate
Administrator for the 15 MetroTech Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for the 15 MetroTech Center Mortgage Loan,
TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor for the 15 MetroTech
Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as
Servicing Function Participant for the 15 MetroTech Center Mortgage Loan, and
National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 15
MetroTech Center Mortgage Loan.


    Dated:   March 28, 2014


    /s/ Helaine M. Kaplan
    Signature

    President
    (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)