removed cron job that made rentals active. Now whether or not the rental is active is determined on the fly

backend/services/conditionCheckService.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { ConditionCheck, Rental, User } = require("../models");
 const { Op } = require("sequelize");
+const { isActive } = require("../utils/rentalStatus");
 
 class ConditionCheckService {
   /**
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class ConditionCheckService {
         canSubmit =
           now >= timeWindow.start &&
           now <= timeWindow.end &&
-          rental.status === "active";
+          isActive(rental);
         break;
 
       case "rental_end_renter":
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class ConditionCheckService {
         canSubmit =
           now >= timeWindow.start &&
           now <= timeWindow.end &&
-          rental.status === "active";
+          isActive(rental);
         break;
 
       case "post_rental_owner":

backend/services/damageAssessmentService.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { Rental, Item, ConditionCheck, User } = require("../models");
 const LateReturnService = require("./lateReturnService");
 const emailServices = require("./email");
+const { isActive } = require("../utils/rentalStatus");
 
 class DamageAssessmentService {
   /**
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class DamageAssessmentService {
       throw new Error("Only the item owner can report damage");
     }
 
-    if (rental.status !== "active") {
+    if (!isActive(rental)) {
       throw new Error("Can only assess damage for active rentals");
     }
 

backend/services/lateReturnService.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { Rental, Item, User } = require("../models");
 const emailServices = require("./email");
+const { isActive } = require("../utils/rentalStatus");
 
 class LateReturnService {
   /**
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class LateReturnService {
       throw new Error("Rental not found");
     }
 
-    if (rental.status !== "active") {
+    if (!isActive(rental)) {
       throw new Error("Can only process late returns for active rentals");
     }
 

backend/services/refundService.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { Rental } = require("../models");
 const StripeService = require("./stripeService");
+const { isActive } = require("../utils/rentalStatus");
 
 class RefundService {
   /**
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ class RefundService {
       };
     }
 
-    // Check if rental is active
-    if (rental.status === "active") {
+    // Check if rental is active (computed from confirmed + start time passed)
+    if (isActive(rental)) {
       return {
         canCancel: false,
         reason: "Cannot cancel active rental",