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

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");
     }