Is it legal to charge a fee for a missed appointment?

Yes, and if you were in business you would understand why. Whether or not and how they would collect it, however, is a different issue. ************************************************************************* If you like the answer, please click “best answer” or “helpful”, its good for your Karma ************************************************************************************** Disclaimer: California attorney Robert Miller has practiced for over 46 years and restricts his practice to real estate and probate matters in the Central District of Los Angeles. Any opinion expressed is for general informational purposes only, no attorney-client relationship is intended or created by this answer, and no action or inaction should be contemplated without first employing and consulting with a competent attorney convenient to the questioner.

Yes if you had agreed to such policy in advance.

If you signed off on the cancellation policy, and that is what it states, yes, they can charge you.