can cancel a rental request before owner approval

2026-01-10 19:22:15 -05:00
parent 860b6d6160
commit 86cb8b3fe0
2 changed files with 70 additions and 6 deletions
--- a/backend/services/refundService.js
+++ b/backend/services/refundService.js
@@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ class RefundService {
      };
    }

-    // Check payment status - allow cancellation for both paid and free rentals
-    if (rental.paymentStatus !== "paid" && rental.paymentStatus !== "not_required") {
+    // Allow cancellation for pending rentals (before owner approval) or paid/free rentals
+    const isPendingRequest = rental.status === "pending";
+    const isPaymentSettled =
+      rental.paymentStatus === "paid" || rental.paymentStatus === "not_required";
+
+    if (!isPendingRequest && !isPaymentSettled) {
      return {
        canCancel: false,
        reason: "Cannot cancel rental that hasn't been paid",