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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 report onForm 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 (the "ExchangeAct 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, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee forthe Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank TrustCompany, National Association, as Trustee for the Mall St. Matthews MortgageLoan on and after October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank National Association, asCustodian for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as Operating Advisorfor the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 11 West 42nd Street MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 11 West 42nd StreetMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the 11 West 42ndStreet Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank Trust Company,National Association, as Trustee for the 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan onand after October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian forthe 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/aTriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as Operating Advisor for the 11 West 42ndStreet Mortgage Loan, and CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)