EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch,III, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Morgan Stanley Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C31 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TEK Park MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the TEK ParkMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the TEKPark Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe TEK Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Shops at CrystalsMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for TheShops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the International SquareMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theInternational Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the International Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the International Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe International Square Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the International Square Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the One Stamford ForumMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the OneStamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the One Stamford Forum MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SimonPremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer 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 Custodian for the Simon PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Simon Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SSTII Self StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the SSTII Self StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, C-III AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Harlem USA MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Harlem USAMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theHarlem USA Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Harlem USA Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Harlem USA MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theCoconut Point Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MY Portfolio MortgageLoan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the MY PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the MY PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the MYPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MYPortfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)