Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

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| 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 COMM 2013-CCRE7  Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 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;                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 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;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 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. |
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In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided tome by the following unaffiliated parties:Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, Situs Holdings, 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, KeyBank National Association (as successor to KeyCorp Real EstateCapital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett TowersPhase II Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Moffett TowersPhase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Larkspur Landing HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Larkspur Landing Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Trustee for the Larkspur Landing Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLarkspur Landing Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the LarkspurLanding Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Larkspur Landing Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 22, 2017

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)