Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

No. They are related, but not the same.

• condomino = a condominium owner / co-owner in a shared building
• condominio = the condominium building or the condominium association itself

So in Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale, condomino is the person.

Il is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used here because condomino is:

• masculine
• singular
• a noun that normally takes an article in Italian

So:

• il condomino = the condominium owner

Italian uses definite articles more often than English does, so this is very normal.

Controllare is the infinitive, meaning to check or to verify.

Controlla is the third person singular form in the present tense:

• io controllo = I check
• tu controlli = you check
• lui/lei controlla = he/she checks

So Il condomino controlla... means The condominium owner checks...

Usually, no. This is an important false friend.

In many contexts, controllare means:

• to check
• to inspect
• to verify
• to look over

In English, to control usually means to manage, to direct, or to have power over. Italian often uses other verbs for that idea, such as:

• gestire = to manage
• dominare = to dominate
• avere il controllo di = to have control over

So in this sentence, controlla is best understood as checks or reviews, not controls.

Quota condominiale refers to a condominium fee, share, or contribution owed in a shared building arrangement.

Breaking it down:

• quota = share, portion, fee, contribution
• condominiale = relating to the condominium

So la quota condominiale is the amount a resident or owner owes for shared building expenses, such as maintenance, cleaning, elevator costs, heating, or administration.

Depending on context, it could be translated as:

• the condominium fee
• the condo fee
• the condominium contribution
• the shared building charge

Both are possible in Italian, but they work differently.

• condominiale is an adjective meaning related to the condominium
• del condominio means of the condominium

So:

• la quota condominiale = the condominium fee
• la quota del condominio = the fee/share of the condominium

The adjective condominiale is more compact and very natural in administrative or housing-related language.

Good question. Condominiale is an adjective that has the same form for masculine and feminine singular.

Its pattern is:

• masculine singular: condominiale
• feminine singular: condominiale
• masculine plural: condominiali
• feminine plural: condominiali

So:

• il regolamento condominiale
• la quota condominiale
• i problemi condominiali
• le spese condominiali

This is normal for many Italian adjectives ending in -ale or -ile.

Because controllare is a direct transitive verb. It takes a direct object without a preposition.

So:

• controllare qualcosa = to check something
• controlla la quota = he/she checks the fee

This is similar to English:

• check the fee not
• check to the fee

Strictly speaking, condomino usually refers to an owner or co-owner in the condominium.

A tenant would more naturally be:

• inquilino = tenant
• affittuario = renter/leaseholder

However, in casual speech people may sometimes use terms loosely, but in legal or administrative contexts condomino normally means someone who owns a unit in the building.

The Italian present tense can express both:

1. what is happening now

   • The condominium owner is checking the condominium fee

2. a habitual or regular action

   • The condominium owner checks the condominium fee
   • The condominium owner usually checks the condominium fee

Without more context, the sentence can mean either.

Normally, no. In standard Italian, you would usually need the article here:

• Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

Without il, the sentence sounds incomplete or unnatural in ordinary usage. Italian generally uses articles with singular countable nouns in this kind of statement much more than English does.

It would become:

• I condomini controllano le quote condominiali.

Changes:

• il → i
• condomino → condomini
• controlla → controllano
• la quota condominiale → le quote condominiali

Meaning:

• The condominium owners check the condominium fees.

Yes, Italian word order is somewhat flexible, but the basic order here is the most neutral:

• Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

You could change the order for emphasis, for example:

• La quota condominiale la controlla il condomino.

That sounds more marked and emphasizes who is checking the fee.

For learners, the standard subject + verb + object order is the safest choice.