EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, HelaineM. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Basedon my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Basedon my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreementsin all material respects; and

 

5. All ofthe reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordancewith Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed inthis report on Form 10-K.

 

In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers PhaseII Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 375 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator and Custodian forthe 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association(as successor to KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 21, 2018

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)