Exhibit 31-1



CERTIFICATIONS



I, Wilfred N. Cooper, Jr., certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., Series 4:
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does 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 quarterly report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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| | 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;
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| | (b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and
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| | (c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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| | 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s independent registered accounting firm and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting.
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|Date: November 4, 2013                                          | 
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|/s/ Wilfred N. Cooper Jr.                                       | 
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|President and Chief Executive Officer of WNC & Associates, Inc.