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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C8 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Marina Heights State FarmMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan prior to April 9, 2021, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan on andafter April 9, 2021, 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan prior to July 14,2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan on and after July 14, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the LehighValley Mall 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Fort Knox Executive Park MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Fort Knox Executive Park MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fort KnoxExecutive Park Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Twelve Oaks MallMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TwelveOaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Twelve Oaks MallMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Twelve Oaks Mall Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the DreamWorks CampusMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theDreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan prior to May 13, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan on and after May 13,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the DreamWorksCampus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, WellsFargo 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 Custodian for the MeridianCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Meridian Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Meridian Corporate CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)