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 in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the J.P. Morgan ChaseCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C20 (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 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, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior TrustAdvisor, 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 Gumberg RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Gumberg Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theGumberg Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the Gumberg Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 470Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 470 Vanderbilt AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 470Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 470 Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 470 Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Outlets at Orange MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The Outlets at OrangeMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for TheOutlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theWestminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)