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 2017 C34 (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, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Starwood CapitalHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 237 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 237Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 237 ParkAvenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GreatValley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Great Valley CommerceCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great ValleyCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 222Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the CorporateWoods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Visions HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Visions HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the VisionsHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 9-19 9th AvenueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 9-199th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 9-199th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 9-19 9thAvenue Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)