EX-31Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theJPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C8 (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

WellsFargo 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, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Marina Heights State Farm MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lehigh ValleyMall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the LehighValley Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fort Knox Executive ParkMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Twelve Oaks MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theTwelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Meridian Corporate Center MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the MeridianCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Meridian Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MeridianCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2024

 

 

/s/Kunal K. Singh

KunalK. Singh

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)