Neighborhood councils in the form of social capital formation and institutionalization They can cause the development of local development, increasing people's participation in local governance and are accountable to local authorities. Qualitative research methods and grounded theorety approaches to the study and pathology sociological factors affecting the lack of institutionalization of local councils in Tehran deals. To increase the theoretical sensitivity, theoretical studies of social capital, good governance is used. To analyze the results of the model Imani Jajarmi in the councils of the city, has been exploited. Analysis of the findings is that factors such as "lack of institutionalization City Council," "councils, institutional constraints," "lack of supervision", "ambiguity in the law" and "lack of interaction outside a 'cause' non-institutionalization" neighborhood councils. Members of district councils to overcome the "lack of institutionalization" of the two strategies " Seeking support" and "seeking Institution " use. Strategy in support of "you" is used when the local councils in the interaction and relationships within the group and out-group tensions have. And if no interaction with the City Council and staff councils, district councils strategy, "the pro" use. Strategies towards members of the councils' lack of institutionalization "take the consequences" hope "and" failure of imagination "carries.