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

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, 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, NS Servicing II, LLC, as Special Servicer, 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, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Wells 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.

Dated: March 27, 2015

/s/ Leland F. Bunch

Leland F. Bunch

Senior Vice President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)