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EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-C8 (the
Transaction), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of February 1, 2013 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), executed
in connection with the Transaction.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
I, Leland F. Bunch, 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 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8 (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:
CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function
Participant for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial
Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, Midland Loan
Services, A Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer
for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, A
Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the
Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing
Function Participant for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax
Search, LLC as Servicing Function Participant, NS Servicing II, LLC, as
Special Servicer, NS Servicing II, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Boston
Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings LLC, as Trust Advisor for the
Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor for
the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust
Advisor, U.S.Bank National Association, as Trustee and Certificate
Administrator for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Well Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage
Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Boston Park Plaza
Mortgage Loan and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan.
Dated: March 28, 2014
/s/ Leland F. Bunch
Signature
Senior Vice President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)