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                                                             EXHIBIT 14(a)(1)(i)

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                                 March 28, 2000

Attn:  President                                                         VIA UPS
J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.                            -------
60 Wall Street                                                    (212) 483-2323
New York, NY  10260-0000

      J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., Mortgage Pass-Through
                          Certificates, Series 1999-C8
                         Pooling and Servicing Agreement

                              OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE


Pursuant to the requirements of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement
governing the referenced Trust (the "PSA"), it is hereby certified that (i) the
undersigned has completed a review of the servicer's performance of its
obligations under the PSA for the preceding calendar year; (ii) to the best of
the undersigned's knowledge on the basis of that review the servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under the PSA throughout such period in all
material respects; (iii) to the best of the undersigned's knowledge, the
subservicer, of the servicer under the PSA, if any, has fulfilled its
obligations under its sub-servicing agreement in all material respects; and,
(iv) no notice has been received from any governmental agency or body which
would indicate a challenge or question as to the status of the Trust's
qualification as a REMIC under the U.S. Code.

                                        /s/ Charles J. Sipple            3-29-00
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                                        Charles J. Sipple                Date
                                        Executive Vice President

cc:
     Attn:  Corporate Trust Department
     State Street Bank and Trust Company
     Two Avenue deLafayette
     Boston, MA  02111-0000



 210 W. 10th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 Phone: 816/435-5000 Fax: 816/435-2326


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                                 March 28, 2000

Attn:  President                                                         VIA UPS
J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.                            -------
60 Wall Street                                                    (212) 483-2323
New York, NY  10260-0000

      J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., Mortgage Pass-Through
                  Certificates, Series 1999-C8 (Canadian Loans)
                         Pooling and Servicing Agreement

                              OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

Pursuant to the requirements of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement
governing the referenced Trust (the "PSA"), it is hereby certified that (i) the
undersigned has completed a review of the servicer's performance of its
obligations under the PSA for the preceding calendar year; (ii) to the best of
the undersigned's knowledge on the basis of that review the servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under the PSA throughout such period in all
material respects; (iii) to the best of the undersigned's knowledge, the
subservicer, of the servicer under the PSA, if any, has fulfilled its
obligations under its sub-servicing agreement in all material respects; and,
(iv) no notice has been received from any governmental agency or body which
would indicate a challenge or question as to the status of the Trust's
qualification as a REMIC under the U.S. Code.

                                        /s/ Charles J. Sipple            3-29-00
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Charles J. Sipple                Date
                                        Executive Vice President

cc:
         Attn:  Corporate Trust Department
         State Street Bank and Trust Company
         Two Avenue deLafayette
         Boston, MA  02111-0000




 210 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 Phone: 816/435-5000 Fax: 816/435-2326


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