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Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.
I, Leland F. Bunch, III, certify that:
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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 2016-C31 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports"); |
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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; |
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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; |
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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 |
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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. |
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In giving
the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to
me by the following unaffiliated parties:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital
Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as
Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender
Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,
Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing
Function Participant, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TEK Park Mortgage
Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TEK Park
Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the TEK
Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate
Administrator for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Custodian for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender
Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic
Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for
the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function
Participant for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as
Primary Servicer for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty
Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate
Administrator for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the
International Square Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special
Servicer for the International Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National
Association, as Trustee for the International Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the International
Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for
the International Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate
Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the International Square
Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for
the International Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Primary Servicer for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital
Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Simon Premium Outlets
Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate
Administrator for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,
Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Simon Premium
Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as
Servicing Function Participant for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,
National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Simon
Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Primary Servicer for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital
Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan,
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the One Stamford Forum
Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate
Administrator for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan,
Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the One Stamford
Forum Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as
Servicing Function Participant for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, National
Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the One Stamford Forum
Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National
Association, as Primary Servicer for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage
Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the SSTII Self
Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio
Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the
SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as
Operating Advisor for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Harlem USA Mortgage
Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Harlem USA
Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the
Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Certificate Administrator for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Custodian for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, Park
Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Harlem USA Mortgage
Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function
Participant for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as
Servicing Function Participant for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Coconut Point Mortgage
Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Coconut Point
Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the
Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Certificate Administrator for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan,
Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Coconut Point
Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing
Function Participant for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,
LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MY
Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for
the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as
Trustee for the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Certificate Administrator for the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the MY Portfolio
Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MY
Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as
Servicing Function Participant for the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National
Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MY Portfolio
Mortgage Loan.
Dated: March 27, 2017
/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III
Signature
Chief Executive Officer and President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)