EX-31
Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.
I, Leland F. Bunch, certify that:
1. I have reviewed 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 report on
Form 10-K of the Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");
2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required 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 required in
this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in
the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their
obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and
5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for
asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment
of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required
to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB
and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to
this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in
this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information
provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC as Servicing Function Participant, NS Servicing II, LLC, as Special Servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian.
Dated: March 27, 2015
/s/ Leland F. Bunch
Leland F. Bunch
Senior Vice President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)
