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 report onForm 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 servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 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, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MarinaHeights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Marina Heights State FarmMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MarinaHeights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the MarinaHeights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FortKnox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee 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 Knox ExecutivePark Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Fort Knox Executive Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Twelve Oaks Mall MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Twelve OaksMall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theTwelve 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 Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the DreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the DreamWorks CampusMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theDreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theDreamWorks Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary 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 Custodian for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Meridian CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Meridian Corporate Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)