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The problem with your post above, is that it is both logical and reasonable - neither of which tend to get you very far regarding the law in most instances.
As you probably know, in our state the law benefits the renter/lessee and not the property owner. For instance, NC General Statute (NCGS) § 42-10 stipulates that tenants are not liable for accidental damage, so bullets from another person are not their responsibility.
This is one of the few NCGS's that benefits the property owner, but it does nothing to recovery any damages, just makes such damages a misdemeanor: § 42-11. Willful destruction by tenant misdemeanor. If any tenant shall, during his term or after its expiration, willfully and unlawfully demolish, destroy, deface, injure or damage any tenement house, uninhabited house or other outhouse, belonging to his landlord or upon his premises by removing parts thereof or by burning, or in any other manner, or shall unlawfully and willfully burn, destroy, pull down, injure or remove any fence, wall or other inclosure or any part thereof, built or standing upon the premises of such landlord, or shall willfully and unlawfully cut down or destroy any timber, fruit, shade or ornamental tree belonging to said landlord, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1883, c. 224; Code, s. 1761; Rev., s. 3686; C.S., s. 2351; 1993, c. 539, s. 402; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
even though a renter may sign a rental agreement that stipulates that if they miss a payment, they can be evicted with 10 days, 20 days, or 30 days notice, the law says that regardless of what a written lease or rental agreement states the tenant has the right to appeal to the District Court (§ 42-34. Undertaking on appeal and order staying execution.)
Basically, here's how it works in NC - The land owner must go to the County Clerk of Superior Court and get a summons for the renter to appear before the County Clerk of Superior Court for a hearing (county clerk has 7 days not including holidays or weekends to issue the summons - so 10 days), then the Sherriff serves the summons (5 more days), then the Clerk sets a hearing date (another 10 days before the hearing), then during the Clerk's hearing the renter is told by the Clerk that they can plead no contest or guilty and immediately go to a Magistrate Judge right then to sign their Notice of Summary Ejection (that is if the claim is less than $10,000.00, but that never happens in my experience), once the renter says no to pleading guilty, then they are given a form to fill out that that allows them to request a trial by judge in the County Magistrate Court for claims that are less than $10,000.00 (another 10 days) then of they are found guilty in Magistrate Court or if the claim is above $10,000.00 but less than $25,000.00 they can appeal the decision of the Clerk or the Magistrate to District Court (another 10 days), then the District Court Trial Court Administrator (same one that sends you your jury notices and sets the court calendar) will set a trial date for the appeal (this guy also gets 10 days), then you have the real trial, which can be continued basically automatically by just asking the judge for a time extension... THREE TIMES (30 days), then once the judge FINALLY issues a Notice of Summary Ejection (official name in NC for an eviction notice) the renter can post a bond for the amount due and appeal to NC Superior Court (30-45 days, just call it 45), the NC Court of Appeals (90 days) and the NC State Supreme Court (who the hell knows, but most end at District or Superior Court anyway).
So, basically it take 85 to 90 days to evict someone, and a hell of a lot of time and court costs to do so, and the property owner will probably STILL not get their money, and in the mean time the renter is living rent free for three months and there's not a thing the property owner can do in the mean time.
