Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in North Carolina

There is not enough information here. If you mean 2 people have a valid written lease that has not expired and neither tenant is violating a rule of the property, then no, the landlord just cannot remove the name of a tenant from the lease. The landlord will have to wait until the lease ends and then could decide not to renew.

If there are other facts, like a domestic violence situation, then the answer would be maybe.