Well no disrespect but in most deployments I can envision that would be a problem. Is this an issue with the way Patreon is classing the user as “free” tier while showing they have an access expiration in the future? FYI I have no free tier setup in Patreon. I assume this is a default group (for them) for users that have cancelled their membership to avoid getting rebilled automatically.
As with almost all of the subscription we tend to use today (music and streaming channels come to mind first) we can ‘Cancel’ our billing arrangement but still fully intend to get the benefits of the subscription we have paid for. In fact I would almost bet that their are many state or governmental laws dictating that you cannot remove access to a paid subscription by cancelling your billing arrangement. And Patreon is essentially the billing 3rd party in this transaction.