Derrick Duane Jackson, 48, is charged with fatally shooting two apartment complex employees in a leasing office in West Houston, court documents say.
The code enforcement change that was approved on Wednesday by the Houston City Council is meant to improve the apartment oversight system by creating a proactive inspection program.
Some Houston City Council members have called it a "naughty list" to shame unsafe and poorly run apartment complexes.
The shooting stemmed from a fight between two women who allegedly had an ongoing dispute over another man, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Monday morning.
Authorities said deputies found two women with gunshot wounds at a complex in north Harris County. Both were taken to the hospital, where one victim later died.
Thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky from the roof of a building in New York.