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 fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

 

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, 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 CertificateAdministrator for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant 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., asCertificate Administrator for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the DreamWorks Campus MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the DreamWorksCampus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the DreamWorks Campus MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the DreamWorksCampus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the TwelveOaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Twelve OaksMall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Meridian Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMeridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Meridian Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMeridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: November 5,2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)