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

backend/tests/unit/services/damageAssessmentService.test.js

@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ describe('DamageAssessmentService', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       // Reset mockRental for each test to avoid state pollution
+      // Active status is computed: confirmed + startDateTime in the past
+      const pastDate = new Date();
+      pastDate.setHours(pastDate.getHours() - 1); // 1 hour ago
       mockRental = {
         id: 'rental-123',
         ownerId: 'owner-789',
         renterId: 'renter-456',
-        status: 'active',
+        status: 'confirmed',
+        startDateTime: pastDate,
         item: { name: 'Test Camera', dailyRate: 100 },
         update: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
           id: 'rental-123',