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-Drequired 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 Actperiodic reports");

 

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 theperiod covered 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 ActRules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise 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 informationprovidedto me by the 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 Outlets at OrangeMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator forThe Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Senior Trust Advisor for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Gumberg Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the GumbergRetail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 470 Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 470Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the 470 Vanderbilt Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 470Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior TrustAdvisor for the 470 Vanderbilt Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Westminster Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the WestminsterMall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for theWestminster Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan,and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theWestminster Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)