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

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");
     }