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

  Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8,
  Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-C8 (the
  Transaction), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
  dated as of February 1, 2013 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), executed
  in connection with the Transaction.
  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth
  in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  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 for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, 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 for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax
    Search, LLC as Servicing Function Participant, NS Servicing II, LLC, as
    Special Servicer, NS Servicing II, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Boston
    Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings LLC, as Trust Advisor for the
    Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, 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 and Certificate
    Administrator for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Well 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
    as Certificate Administrator for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells
    Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Boston Park Plaza
    Mortgage Loan and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
    for the Boston Park Plaza Mortgage Loan.

    Dated:   March 28, 2014


    /s/ Leland F. Bunch
    Signature

    Senior Vice President
    (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)