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-K and all reports on Form 10-Drequired to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

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

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements requiredin this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers havefulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities required to be included in this report in accordance 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 in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asMaster 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 Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 375 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 375Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association (as successorto KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Paramount BuildingMortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 24, 2020

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization ofthe depositor)