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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period coveredby this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2014-LC17 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Loews Miami Beach HotelMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the LoewsMiami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Loews MiamiBeach Hotel Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Loews Miami Beach HotelMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort& Spa Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort& Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort &Spa Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMyrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort &Spa Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 11, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)