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 Certificate Administratorfor the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the TEK Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the TEK ParkMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe TEK Park Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for The Shops atCrystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the International Square Mortgage Loan,AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the InternationalSquare Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe International Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Certificate Administrator for the International Square Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the International SquareMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the International Square Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the International SquareMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial 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 theSimon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Simon Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Simon Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the OneStamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the One StamfordForum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for theOne Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the One Stamford Forum Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator forthe SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the SSTII Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the SSTII SelfStorage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary 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 FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Harlem USAMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theHarlem USA Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor 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 USAMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Coconut PointMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theCoconut Point Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Coconut PointMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Coconut Point Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary 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, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the MYPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the MY PortfolioMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the MY Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2018

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer and President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)