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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 J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust2014-C20 (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,Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theGumberg Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to August 5, 2021, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gumberg Retail Portfolio MortgageLoan on and after August 5, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee 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, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Gumberg RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for The Outlets at Orange Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for The Outlets at Orange MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for The Outlets atOrange Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The Outlets at OrangeMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, 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, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Westminster Mall MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the WestminsterMall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Westminster Mall Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021

 

 

Dated:March 17,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)