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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMCCCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP5 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fresno Fashion FairMall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fresno FashionFair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fresno FashionFair Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FresnoFashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, AEGON USARealty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Certificate Administrator for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the MoffettGateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett GatewayMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Riverway Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Riverway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Riverway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Riverway MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the RiverwayMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theRiverway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Riverway Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Riverway Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)