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 JPMDBCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C8 (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:

 

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, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Marina HeightsState Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administratorfor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lehigh Valley Mall MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fort Knox Executive ParkMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theDreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the DreamWorks CampusMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theDreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Twelve OaksMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Twelve Oaks MallMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MeridianCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Meridian Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Meridian CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan,and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theMeridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)