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

 

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CD2019-CD8 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

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

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC, as Primary Servicerwith respect to the serviced mortgage loans sold to the depositor by MUFGPrincipal Commercial Capital, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 &4 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II –Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Visions Hotel PortfolioII Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for theVisions Hotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Visions Hotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Visions Hotel PortfolioII Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theVisions Hotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the VisonsHotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Woodlands Mall MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theWoodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 505 Fulton Street MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 505 FultonStreet Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 505Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the 505 Fulton StreetMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wind Creek Leased Fee MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Wind CreekLeased Fee Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Wind Creek Leased FeeMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2024

 

 

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

HelaineM. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)